The protagonist of this novel loses a large amount of money playing bridge in her first week at Bellomont, a manor house likely inspired by the estate of the author’s friends, the Mills family. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this novel that ends with the protagonist overdosing on chloral hydrate after her aunt Julia disinherits her and Simon pressures her to expose her friend’s former love affair.
ANSWER: The House of Mirth
[10e] This author’s time in New York society inspired many of her novels, such as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence.
ANSWER: Edith Wharton [or Edith Newbold Jones]
[10h] Selden meets Lily in this other New York location in the opening paragraph of The House of Mirth. A prose poetry novel titled for this location describes Elizabeth Smart’s affair with George Barker.
ANSWER: Grand Central Station [or Grand Central Terminal; accept By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept]
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