Edith Wharton

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Edith Wharton

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born
January 24, 1862 in New York, New York, The United States

died
August 11, 1937

gender
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Edith Newbold Jones was born into such wealth and privilege that her family inspired the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." The youngest of three children, Edith spent her early years touring Europe with her parents and, upon the family's return to the United States, enjoyed a privileged childhood in New York and Newport, Rhode Island. Edith's creativity and talent soon became obvious: By the age of eighteen she had written a novella, (as well as witty reviews of it) and published poetry in the Atlantic Monthly.

After a failed engagement, Edith married a wealthy sportsman, Edward Wharton. Despite similar backgrounds and a shared taste for travel, the marriage was not a success. Many of Wharton's novels chronicle unhappy marriages, in whic...more


Average rating: 3.68 · 105,565 ratings · 7,427 reviews · 256 distinct works
The Age of Innocence
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 33,442 ratings — published 1920 — 37 editions
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3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 31,362 ratings — published 1911 — 207 editions
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The House of Mirth
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 21,072 ratings — published 1905 — 7 editions
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 4,166 ratings — published 1911 — 8 editions
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Summer
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 3,068 ratings — published 1917 — 115 editions
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The Custom of the Country
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 2,357 ratings — published 1912 — 34 editions
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The Buccaneers
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,533 ratings — published 1938 — 29 editions
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Roman Fever and Other Stories
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 1934 — 10 editions
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The Glimpses of the Moon
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1922 — 81 editions
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The Ghost Stories of Edith ...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 1976 — 21 editions
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More books by Edith Wharton…
“Life is always either a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.”
Edith Wharton

“If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.”
Edith Wharton

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be
The candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
Edith Wharton

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