Wharton Wednesday: Book 2, Ch 11 - 14

Week 10: "The word which made all clear."

Wow. We’ve made it!

I’m so eager to learn what you all thought of the conclusion of the novel. Today, we’re working through the end of The House of Mirth.

It’s an extra-long newsletter today, to celebrate the end of our amazing ten-week read-a-long together, and I have included so many questions and points to explore and moments to closely read. I hope you enjoy working your way through our final chapter guide as much as (I hope) you enjoyed the conclusion of this fantastic, strange, and beautiful novel.

A content warning: today’s post mentions suicide.

For today’s finale post, we’re covering many things:

• Where the novel began

• How it all ended

• How scholars and writers read the ending

• An “additional reading” list — now that you know the ending, I’m not afraid to share all the articles that include spoilers

• A very brief academic bibliography, should you be inclined to conduct any secondary research yourself

• …And surprise! An invitation to another, upcoming Wharton read-a-long!

But before yo…