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- Born: January 24, 1862
- Birthplace: New York, New York
- Literary Genre: Fiction
- Awards: Pulitzer Prize
- Birth name: Edith Newbold Jones
- Spouse: Edward Robbins Wharton (divorced)
- Died: August 11, 1937
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Edith Wharton was a 19th Century novelist who chronicled American high society at the turn of the century.
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Career
Edith Wharton's debut work, The Decoration of Houses, was a step-by-step guide to interior design. While she was an avid decorator and landscape architect, her professional success came from her fiction novels, including House of Mirth, Ethan Frome and Age of Innocence. Wharton died in 1928 just before finishing her final work, The Buccaneers.Notable Works
- 1878: Versus
- 1897: The Decoration of Houses
- 1899: The Greater Inclination
- 1900: The Touchstone
- 1901: Crucial Instances
- 1905: House of Mirth
- 1912: Ethan Frome
- 1913: The Custom of the Country
- 1917: Summer
- 1920: Age of Innocence
- 1934: Roman Fever
- 1928: The Buccaneers
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Edith Wharton Questions
Why was the work of author Edith Wharton considered pioneering? 1 AnswerThanks to all your questions, I will now need to read some of Edith Wharton's work. Having read about her and her work I would say a number of things made her ... read more
Why would author Edith Wharton's estate in Lenox MA be described as autobiographical? 1 AnswerThe Mount Estate and Gardens of Edith Wharton reflect her influence in design and decorating. She was having the house built while she was writing her first bo... read more
I have offers from Stanford, Wharton and INSEAD. Where should I go? 2 AnswersIt sounds like the decision is going to come down to what you want to do when you graduate. Stanford= you want to get in to the tech culture Wharton= you want ... read more
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Edith Wharton Personal Timeline
- January 24, 1862: Born
- 1885: Marries Edward Robbins Wharton
- 1901: Builds The Mount, her home in Lenox, Massachusetts
- 1907: Begins wintering in France.
- 1913: Divorces husband
- 1914: Begins war relief work
- 1916: Named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in recognition of her work for refugees during World War I
- 1920: The Age of Innocence is published
- 1921: Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in literature for The Age of Innocence
- 1923: Receives an honorary doctorate degree from Yale University
- 1930: Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- August 11, 1937: Dies
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Notable Edith Wharton Films
- Note: The majority of these links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
- IMDb: Edith Wharton Complete Filmography
- 1934: The Age of Innocence
- 1939: The Old Maid
- 1990: The Children
- 1993: Ethan Frome
- 1993: The Age of Innocence
- 1995: The Buccaneers (mini-series)
- 1999: The Reef
- 2000: The House of Mirth
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New AIGA post: What if Edith Wharton Had Facebooked? Nancy Sharon Collins studies the precursor to the status update http://ow.ly/FmeJ
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Still #reading "The Age Of Innocence" by Edith Wharton. Get less reading done working from home than I do commuting on the train.
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Edith Wharton: If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
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There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton Please volunteer for the holidays!
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The politics of the Chicago urban entertainment industry are more intricate than any Edith Wharton or Evelyn Waugh novel you've ever read.
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