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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and designer.

The Age of Innocence (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke fluent French as well as several other languages and many of her books were published in both French and English. (Source)

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American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

Born 24 January 1862
Died 11 August 1937

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  • Cover of: Ethan Frome

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  • Cover of: The House of Mirth

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  • Cover of: The Age of Innocence

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  • Cover of: Age of Innocence

    First published in 2016 — 149 editions
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  • Cover of: Summer

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  • Cover of: The Custom of the Country

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  • Cover of: The Reef

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  • Cover of: The Decoration of Houses

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  • Cover of: The Touchstone

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  • Cover of: The Glimpses of the Moon

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  • Cover of: Touchstone Illustrated

    First published in 2020 — 45 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fruit of the Tree

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  • Cover of: Tales of Men and Ghosts

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  • Cover of: The Descent of Man and Other Stories

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  • Cover of: The Valley of Decision

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  • Cover of: Crucial Instances

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  • Cover of: The Greater Inclination

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  • Cover of: Fighting France

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  • Cover of: Italian Villas and Their Gardens

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  • Cover of: Sanctuary

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American novelist, short story writer, designer (1862–1937)

Born 24 January 1862
Died 11 August 1937

Subjects

Fiction, Social life and customs, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Classic Literature, Children's fiction, short story, History, Manners and customs, Married people, American Short stories, Fiction, general, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Satanism, American fiction, Puritans, catechism, short stories, American Horror tales, Marriage, Young women, Fiction, short stories (single author), Devil, English fiction, Guardian and ward

Places

New England, Massachusetts, New York (N.Y.), United States, New York, Salem Village, Alabama, Berkshire Hills, Owl Creek Bridge, France, Italy, Jefferson, Wall Street, Mississippi, New York (State), Yoknapatawpha County, Louisiana, Mallard residence, Ireland, Paris, Araby, Araby bazaar, Berkshire Hills (Mass.), India, North Richmond Street

People

Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Edith Wharton (1862-1937), Ethan Frome, Bartleby, Cicero, Ethelred, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Madeline Usher, Nippers, Roderick Usher, Turkey, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Fortunato, Homer Barron, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Mr. Grierson, Tobe

Time

19th century, 1600s, 20th century, 1861-65, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1865-1918, 1890, Civil War, 1861-1865, December, carnival, 1692, 1862, 1862-1937, 1918-1945, 20e siècle, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, England, Eton College, Irish Revival, Oxford, Rome

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  • Edith Newbold Wharton
  • Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
  • Edith Wharton Taylor
  • Mr. Edith Wharton
  • Edith Wharton Edith Wharton

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