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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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    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1999 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Haunted New England: classic tales of the strange and supernatural

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    First published in 1920 2 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
January 15, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
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September 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import