Edith Wharton






Edith Wharton

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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 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 unh...more




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Ethan Frome Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.28 — 10,163 ratings — published 1909
139 editions
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.92 — 8,258 ratings — published 1920
155 editions
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Summer Summer
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.61 — 1,083 ratings — published 1917
62 editions
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The Custom of the Country The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.94 — 936 ratings — published 1913
41 editions
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The Buccaneers The Buccaneers
by Edith Wharton, Marion Mainwaring
avg rating 3.78 — 554 ratings — published 1993
24 editions
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Roman Fever and Other Stories Roman Fever and Other Stories
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 4.17 — 360 ratings — published 1970
9 editions
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The Glimpses of the Moon The Glimpses of the Moon
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.82 — 320 ratings — published 1922
30 editions
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wha... The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.74 — 286 ratings — published 1973
9 editions
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Old New York Old New York
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.91 — 251 ratings — published 1924
12 editions
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The Reef The Reef
by Edith Wharton
avg rating 3.72 — 229 ratings — published 1912
24 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."
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"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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