Edith Wharton - Wikipedia
Edith Newbold Wharton (/ ˈhwɔːrtən /; née 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.
Edith Wharton | Biography, Books, Short Stories, & Facts
Edith Wharton (born January 24, 1862, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 11, 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, near Paris, France) was an American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper-class society into which she was born.
The Mount - Edith Wharton's Home
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was born into a tightly controlled society at a time when women were discouraged from achieving anything beyond a proper marriage. Wharton broke through these strictures to become one of America’s greatest writers.
Biography of Edith Wharton, American Novelist - ThoughtCo
Mar 31, 2020 · Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer. A daughter of the Gilded Age, she criticized the rigid societal constraints and thinly veiled immoralities of her society.
Life Story: Edith Wharton - Women & the American Story
Life Story: Edith Wharton (1862–1937) Socialite and Novelist The story of a novelist who wrote critically about New York’s high society during the Gilded Age.
5 Must-Read Edith Wharton Books: The Ultimate Gilded Age List
Mar 29, 2024 · Edith Wharton published over 40 books in her lifetime, including novels, novellas, short story collections, poetry collections, and non-fiction works. Some of her most well-known titles include “The Age of Innocence,” “Ethan Frome,” and “The House of Mirth.”.
Edith Wharton, Grande Dame of American Literature - Literary …
Mar 28, 2018 · Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937), was born Edith Newbold Jones in New York City. One of the Grande Dames of American letters, everything about her — from her wealthy background to her stately demeanor — suggests a …
Edith Wharton | The Poetry Foundation
A New York City aristocrat and the author of over 50 books, Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones) wrote poetry and fiction that explored high society life. As a child, she studied with private tutors at governesses at home, and by age 18 she had published poems in magazines including the Atlantic Monthly .
Wharton, Edith (1862–1937) - Encyclopedia.com
Acclaimed American writer whose novels, novellas and short stories meticulously document both high-society New York and Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the way in which lives are shaped and dominated by social strictures and community pressure . Name variations: Pussy; Lily.
Edith Wharton - American Literature - Oxford Bibliographies
Feb 27, 2019 · Edith Wharton (b. 1862– d. 1937) was born Edith Newbold Jones to George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander in New York City. Her upper-class family background and the wealthy New York world in which she was raised would influence the themes of her fiction, in which she both celebrated and critiqued the cultural norms of her society.