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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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Born 24 January 1862
Died 11 August 1937

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  • Cover of: The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time

    First published in 1998 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton

    First published in 1989 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition collectedstories0000whar_s1q0
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  • Cover of: The Greater Inclination: The Touchstone

    First published in 1900 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition greaterinclinat05whargoog
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    First published in 1994 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Short stories of Edith Wharton, 1910-1937

    First published in 1968 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shortstoriesofed00edit
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  • Cover of: The spark: (The 'sixties)

    First published in 1924 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Edith Wharton Reader

    First published in 1965 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition edithwhartonread00whar
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  • Cover of: The world over

    First published in 1936 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: False dawn: (The 'forties)

    First published in 1924 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition oldnewyork01whar
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    First published in 2016 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The collected short stories of Edith Wharton.

    First published in 1968 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

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  • Cover of: The American Short Story: a treasury of the memorable and familiar by the great American writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow

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  • Cover of: Certain people

    First published in 1930 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Les metteurs en scene.

    First published in 1909 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lesmetteursenscn57182gut Cover of edition edith-wharton-_-les-metteurs-en-scene-chap-05
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    First published in 1988 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Words of Ages: Witnessing U.S. History Through Literature

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  • Cover of: New Year's day: (The 'seventies)

    First published in 1924 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition newyearsdaythese0000whar
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  • Cover of: The muse's tragedy and other stories

    First published in 1990 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born 24 January 1862
Died 11 August 1937
Subjects
Fiction, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Children's fiction, short story, History, Manners and customs, Marriage, Fiction, general, Married people, American Horror tales, American Short stories, Satanism, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Union, hanging, Romance, short stories, American Civil War, Interpersonal relations, Juvenile audience, Puritans, Young women
Places
New England, Massachusetts, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, New York (N.Y.), Salem Village, Berkshire Hills, New York, France, Italy, Jefferson, Wall Street, Mallard residence, Paris, India, Louisiana, Mississippi, Padua, University of Padua, Yoknapatawpha County, England, Araby, Araby bazaar, Chênière Caminada
People
Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Ethan Frome, Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Bartleby, Cicero, Edith Wharton (1862-1937), Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Brently Mallard, C. Auguste Dupin, Fortunato, Josephine, Lady Fortunato, Louise Mallard, Luchresi, Minister D—, Montresor
Time
19th century, 1600s, 1861-65, 20th century, 1861-1865, Antebellum era, American Civil War, Carnival, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1890, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, carnival, 1862, 1862-1937, 1865-1918, 1918-1945, 20e siècle, December, England, Eton College, Oxford, Rome, University of Oxford

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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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April 5, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
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