The House of Mirth: The Play of the Novel

by Clyde Fitch, Edith Wharton, Glenn Meredith Loney (Editor)

The House of Mirth, novel turned drama, provides an interesting case history of a novelist's attempt to adapt a popular book for the theater. Complete notes provide production details, reviews, postmortems, and other useful information.

182 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Clyde Fitch (1865 - 1909) was an American dramatist. He wrote over 60 plays, which varied from social comedies and farces to melodrama and historical dramas. He is remembered for his works Nathan Hale (1898), The Climbers (1901), and The Girl with the Green Eyes (which ran 108 performances at the Savoy Theatre in 1902).