The House of Mirth: A comparative editio...

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The House of Mirth: A comparative edition

by Edith Wharton

Original Source

Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (New York: Scribner's, 1905). Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth, Scribner's Magazine (January 1905): 33-43.

Witness List

  • Witness MS: Manuscript
  • Witness HM1905: First Edition, October 1905. Added MS material appears in green.
  • Witness SM: Scribner's Magazine, 1905

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X (Close panel)Version MS: Manuscript
The House of Mirth
A Moment's Ornament
By
Edith Wharton
BOOK I
Facsimile Image Placeholder
Selden
Selden
Hensley
paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of
a tall & trimly tailored figure, with bright hair under a feathered hat
Miss Lily Bart
Miss Lily
Hurst
Bart
.
It was
a Monday in
a Monday in
a Monday in
an afternoon
a Thursday in
mid-September
early September
early September and
and
&
he was returning to
his
his week's
work from a
hurried dip into the country;
a Sunday on in Long Island
hurried dip into the country;
but what was it
X (Close panel)Version HM1905: First Edition, October 1905. Added MS material appears in green.
The House of Mirth
A Moment's Ornament
By
Edith Wharton
BOOK I
Facsimile Image Placeholder
Selden
Selden
Hensley
paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of
a tall & trimly tailored figure, with bright hair under a feathered hat
Miss Lily Bart
Miss Lily
Hurst
Bart
.
It was
a Monday in
a Monday in
a Monday in
an afternoon
a Thursday in
mid-September
early September
early September and
and
&
he was returning to
his
his week's
work from a
hurried dip into the country;
a Sunday on in Long Island
hurried dip into the country;
but what was it
X (Close panel)Version SM: Scribner's Magazine, 1905
The House of Mirth
A Moment's Ornament
By
Edith Wharton
BOOK I
Facsimile Image Placeholder
Selden
Selden
Hensley
paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed by the sight of
a tall & trimly tailored figure, with bright hair under a feathered hat
Miss Lily Bart
Miss Lily
Hurst
Bart
.
It was
a Monday in
a Monday in
a Monday in
an afternoon
a Thursday in
mid-September
early September
early September and
and
&
he was returning to
his
his week's
work from a
hurried dip into the country;
a Sunday on in Long Island
hurried dip into the country;
but what was it
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