Lawrence Selden discovers the overdosed body of Lily Barth at the end of, for 10 points, what novel by Edith Wharton?
This novel's author became an unwitting pioneer in product placement after receiving a lifetime supply of Orangeine, which is offered to overtaxed workers in Ms. Regina's shop. A panicked claim that the protagonist had been visiting a dressmaker raises suspicion over an innocent cup of tea at the Benedick in this novel, which includes several veiled discussions about collecting "americana." Its sexiest scene takes place in a garden at the Wellington Brys' after the protagonist presents herself as a Reynolds portrait and ends up kissing Gerty Farish's cousin. The protagonist's crippling bridge addiction drives off Percy Gryce, and she later rejects Simon Rosedale by burning love letters implicating Bertha Dorset, after a refusal to provide sexual favors to Gus Trennor triggers her ostracism from New York high society. Lawrence Selden discovers the overdosed body of Lily Barth at the end of, for 10 points, what novel by Edith Wharton?
This novel's author became an unwitting pioneer in product placement after receiving a lifetime supply of Orangeine, which is offered to overtaxed workers in Ms. Regina's shop.
The House of Mirth