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Edith Wharton. (Edith Newbold Jones; Nueva York, 1862 - Saint-Brice, Seine-et-Marne, 1937) Escritora estadounidense. Es una de las más notables novelistas estadounidenses. Perteneciente a una antigua familia de Nueva York, en 1907 se instaló en París. Por servicios rendidos a Francia durante la Primera Guerra Mundial le fue concedida la ...
For her work, the French government awarded her the Legion of Honor. In 1915, Edith Wharton became a war correspondent, visiting troops on the front lines and reporting back to America about her perceptions of wartime France. Her articles, written over almost a year of travel, were published in Scribner's Magazine.
Edith Wharton, an American author and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her ironic and polished prose about the aristocratic New York society into which she was born. Her protagonists are most often tragic heroes or heroines portrayed as intelligent and emotional people who want more out of life. Wharton's protagonists challenge social taboos ...
The Book of the Homeless, 1916. Eternal Passions in English Poetry, 1939. The Mount is the home of Edith Wharton in Lenox, MA - the Berkshires. Historic Tours, Weddings, Music, Events, Outdoor Sculpture, Cafe. Close to Tanglewood, Shakespeare & Co., Red Lion Inn.
Biographical Information about Edith Wharton. One of the major figures in American literary history, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) presented intriguing insights into the American experience. Author of more than 40 volumes--novels, short stories, poetry, non-fiction--Wharton had a long and remarkable life. She was born during the Civil War ...
Jan 25, 2022 · The House of Mirth. Wharton’s sharpest critique of how hostile high society could be to a woman, in spite of her social standing or wealth is her 1905 novel, The House of Mirth. Centering on the ...
The Estate. In 1902 Edith and Teddy Wharton built The Mount on 113 acres purchased from Georgiana Sargent. The entire estate was designed as a complete work of art, informed by French, Italian and English traditions, yet adapted for the American landscape. “On a slope over-looking the dark waters and densely wooded shore of Laurel Lake we ...
