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House of Mirth

Edith Wharton
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literary fiction social realism past tense third limited POV ~582 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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psychological decadent ironic

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count145,576
Page count~582 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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