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Edith Wharton

Also known as Edith Newbold Jones, Edith Newbold Jones Wharton, Edith Jones, Wharton, Edith, 1862–1937

American writer and designer (1862–1937)

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Edith Wharton was an American writer and designer who lived from 1862 to 1937 and is remembered as one of the major literary figures of her era. Her work exploring society, wealth, and human relationships continues to be widely read and studied today.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 24 January 1862
Died: 11 August 1937
Works: 1934

Top works

The triumph of night
Ethan Frome
A motor-flight through France
Spectral Tales
The descent of man

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Active from: 1862-01-24
Active to: 1937-08-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 455
Total plays: 6,799

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. I loved light ever, light in eye and brain — No tapers mirrored in long palace floors, Nor dedicated depths of silent aisles, But just the common dusty wind-blown day That roofs earth's millions.”
“There are two ways of spreading light: to beThe candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
“It was part of her discernment to be aware that life is the only real counselor, that wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissues.”
“A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.”
“The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.”
“He had come on her that morning in a moment of disarray; her face had been pale and altered, and the diminution of her beauty had lent her a poignant charm. That is how she looks when she is alone! had been his first thought; and the second was to note in her the change which his coming produced.”

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Image: Edith wharton face.jpg

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date of death: 1937-08-11
Commons category: Edith Wharton
date of birth: 1862-01-24
Commons Creator page: Edith Wharton
name in native language: Edith Wharton
birth name: Edith Newbold Jones
start of work period: 1878-00-00

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Edith Wharton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

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 upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.

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