18 books like The House of Mirth

What to read after The House of Mirth — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Address Fiona Davis · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "After a failed apprenticeship, working her way up to head housekeeper of a posh London hotel is more than Sara Smythe ever thought she'd make of herself. But when a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house The Dakota, leads to a job offer, her world is suddenly awash in possibility--no mean feat for a servant in 1884. In 1985, Bailey… Shares: Social classes, New york

The Four Million O. Henry · 1906 · ★ 4.0 · 225p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released in 1906. There are twenty five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. The stories include; Tobin's Palm The… Shares: Manners and customs, New york, American literature, Social life and customs

Lolly Willowes Sylvia Townsend Warner · 1926 · ★ 3.7 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Unfintunately, half of the book is missing Shares: Single women, Social conditions

The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 · ★ 3.8 · 1396p · ≈ 46h · Demanding The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs

The Magnolia Palace Fiona Davis · 2022 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter's life has completely fallen apart. For… Shares: New york, American literature

Women in Love D. H. Lawrence · 1877 · ★ 3.7 · 508p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Dark, but filled with bright genius, Women in Love is a prophetic masterpiece steeped in eroticism, filled with perceptions about sexual power and obsession that have proven to be timeless and true. Shares: Social classes, Open_syllabus_project, Social conditions, Classic Literature

Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Gaskell · 1866 · ★ 4.3 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The story is about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s. Shares: Social classes, Social conditions, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway · 1930 · ★ 4.1 · 672p · ≈ 22h · Challenging Forty-nine stories reflect much of the intensity of Hemingway's own life and environment. Shares: Open_syllabus_project, Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs

Tales of the Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1922 · ★ 3.9 Published in 1922, the eleven Tales of the Jazz Age feature the flappers and lost young men of the period as well as a great variety of characters and scenes. Among them, the critically acclaimed novella "May Day" contrasts drunken debutantes with a mob of war veterans battling socialists in the streets, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", filmed with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda… Shares: Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Classic Literature

The transfiguration of Miss Philura Florence Morse Kingsley · 1901 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Miss Philura is a plain woman who attends a lecture on 'metaphysical philosophy' where she is told that she can have anything she wants if she asks the "all-encircling Good" for it. She promptly asks 'Good' to make her pretty, give her beautiful clothes and provide a husband for her. In the end her requests are granted. Shares: Single women, American literature

Cha guan She Lao · 1980 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares: Social conditions, Drama

The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 419p · ≈ 13h · Challenging When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardy's novel of… Shares: Social classes, Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs

Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy · 1874 · ★ 3.9 · 491p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues,… Shares: Open_syllabus_project, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Classic Literature

The Admirable Crichton J. M. Barrie · 1900 · ★ 3.7 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The story of the play concerns an aristocratic English family who revert to the state of Nature when shipwrecked on a desert island. While there, they are willing slaves to their former butler, but on return to civilization, the positions are shifted. Shares: Social classes, Manners and customs, Drama, Classic Literature

Heartwood James Lee Burke · 1998 · ★ 3.9 · 341p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In Cimmaron Rose, longtime fans of the Dave Robicheaux series found that the struggles of Texas defense attorney Billy Bob Holland show Burke at his best in exploring classic American themes--the sometimes subtle, often violent strains between the haves and the have-nots; the collision of past and present; the inequities in the criminal justice system. Heartwood is a kind of tree that grows in… Shares: Social classes, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Satanstoe ; or, The littlepage manuscripts, a tale of the colony James Fenimore Cooper · 1845 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Every chronicle of manners has a certain value. When customs are connected with principles, in their origin, development, or end, such records have a double importance; and it is because we think we see such a connection between the facts and incidents of the Littlepage Manuscripts, and certain important theories of our own time, that we give the former to the world. Shares: New york, Classic Literature

Amelia Henry Fielding · 1751 · 594p · ≈ 19h · Demanding Against her mother's wishes, Amelia marries Captain William Booth, a young army officer, and runs away to London. William is unjustly imprisoned in Newgate, and is subsequently seduced by Miss Matthews. Amelia stays faithful to her husband and forgives his transgression, but William soon draws them into trouble again as he accrues gambling debts trying to lift the couple out of poverty. Shares: Social conditions, Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Van Bibber and Others Richard Harding Davis · 1892 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Challenging In "Van Bibber and Others," Richard Harding Davis crafts a collection of short stories that encapsulate the spirited social dynamics of the turn of the 20th century. With his characteristic wit and keen observational prowess, Davis explores themes of class distinction, romance, and the complexities of human interaction within the vibrant backdrop of New York City. His prose is characterized by a… Shares: American literature, Social life and customs

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