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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 .
Apr 15, 2024 · Edith Wharton, American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper-class society into which she was born. Among her notable works are the novels The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, and Ethan Frome.
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Mar 31, 2020 · Known For: Author of Age of Innocence and several novels about the Gilded Age. Also Known As: Edith Newbold Jones (maiden name) Born: January 24, 1862 in New York City, New York. Parents: Lucretia Rhinelander and George Frederic Jones. Died: August 11, 1937 in Saint Brice, France.
Resource. 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. Print Page. Edith Wharton. Fernand Paillet, Mrs. Edward Wharton (Edith Newbold Jones, 1862-1937), 1890. New-York Historical Society, Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié.
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