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15 de mar. de 2024 · Edith Wharton (born January 24, 1862, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 11, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, near Paris, France) American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper-class society into which she was born.
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14 de mar. de 2024 · The story’s sharp and witty satire of New York high society offers insight into the complexities of modern marriage and the shifting gender roles of the early 20th century, earning it acclaim among readers and scholars alike. Main Events in “The Other Two” by Edith Wharton.
2 de mar. de 2024 · LibriVox recording of The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Volume One by Edith Wharton. Read in English by Winnifred Assmann. Five early short stories by Edith Wharton, American author of The House of Mirth. Includes “Kerfol,” “Mrs. Manstey's View,” “The Bolted Door,” “The Dilettante,” and “The House of the ...
5 de mar. de 2024 · American novelist Edith Wharton was the first female to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921. In 1927, 1928, and 1930, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but did not win any of the three years. She wrote many humorous novels and short stories about the privileged upper class in America.
6 de mar. de 2024 · 11 Notable Quotes from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (with page numbers) 1. “It was one of the great livery-stableman’s most masterly intuitions to have discovered that Americans want to get away from amusement even more quickly than they want to get to it.”. – Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, pg. 3.
5 de mar. de 2024 · Edith Wharton at Project Gutenberg. more... Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France. Book Sources: Edith Wharton. A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library. Click the title for location and availability information. Off campus access instructions (for e-books) Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology by Adam Gopnik.
22 de mar. de 2024 · Edith Wharton published The Age of Innocence at a very important moment in her life. When the novel came out in 1920, she had been living in France full-time for nearly 10 years and had seen the devastating effects of World War I up close.