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Edith Wharton (/ ˈ hw ɔːr t ən /; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray realistically the lives and morals of the Gilded Age .
A complete list of all Edith Wharton's books in order (137 books). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.
Edith Wharton was born into a distinguished New York family and was educated privately in the United States and abroad. Among her best-known work is Ethan Frome, which is considered her greatest tragic story, The House of Mirth, and The Age of Innocence, for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Genres: Literary Fiction.
1905. The book that made Wharton’s reputation, The House of Mirth features Lily Bart, a beautiful woman of elite New York society. An orphan, dependent upon her aunt for money, at age 29 Bart is rapidly losing her bargaining power in the marriage market. Wharton later wrote, “In what aspect could.
An Edith Wharton Chronology (includes more exact dates of publication) Edith Wharton's stories with original dates of publication. Information adapted from Shari Benstock, “Chronology of Works by Edith Wharton” in No Gifts from Chance, pp. 468-69. “Novellas” includes only those works published separately; others such as “Bunner ...
9 de mar. de 2015 · The best place to start with Edith Wharton is with her fourth (and second most famous) novel, The House of Mirth. The House of Mirth charts the falling fortunes of Lilly Bart, a bright, vivacious upper-class woman raised to be an ornament to society — and more specifically, to a wealthy man. When the reader meets Lilly, her wealth and youth ...
Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University.
