Edith Wharton
author profile
born
January 24, 1862
died
August 11, 1937
gender
female
place of birth
New York, New York, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Edith Wharton was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer.
The Age of Innocence (1920), perhaps her best known work, won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke flawless French and many of her books were published in both French and English.
Wharton was friend and confidante to many gifted intellectuals of her time: Henry James, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau, and André Gide were all guests of hers at one time or another. Bernard Berenson and Kenneth Clark were valued friends as well, and she was the godmother of Clark's second son, Colin (1932–2002), who wrote the book The Prince, the Showgirl and Me about his work as third assistant director of th...more
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.30 — 8,314 ratings — published 1909 133 editions |
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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.94 — 6,660 ratings — published 1920 144 editions |
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The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.97 — 5,331 ratings — published 1905 137 editions |
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The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.95 — 843 ratings — published 1913 40 editions |
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Summer by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.61 — 908 ratings — published 1917 60 editions |
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The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring avg rating 3.80 — 481 ratings — published 1993 23 editions |
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Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton avg rating 4.17 — 321 ratings — published 1970 9 editions |
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The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.84 — 279 ratings — published 1922 29 editions |
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.74 — 238 ratings — published 1997 7 editions |
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Old New York by Edith Wharton avg rating 3.91 — 215 ratings — published 1924 11 editions |
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"If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time."
— Edith Wharton
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
— Edith Wharton
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— Edith Wharton
"I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting."
— Edith Wharton
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