The Mount is the home of Edith Wharton in Lenox, MA - the Berkshires. The Reckoning (Paperback) by Edith Wharton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. In a career spanning over 40 years, Edith Wharton published more than 40 books, including books on architecture and travel. Time to write Marriage brought Edith Wharton two things she valued most, travel and leisure for writing. The Reckoning (Paperback) by Edith Wharton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. The Age of Innocence Oct 9, 2019. by Edith Wharton , Anna Lee , Author's Republic ... Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Works by Edith Wharton (1862-1937) Edith Wharton's stories with original dates of publication. The Joneses were a wealthy New York family and one of Wharton's biographers claims that the phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses" is in reference to her father's family. Close to Tanglewood, Shakespeare & Co., Red Lion Inn Edith Wharton (/ ˈ hw ɔːr t ən /; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer.Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.In 1921, she was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She was educated by private tutors and governesses at home and in Europe, where the family resided The Mount is the home of Edith Wharton in Lenox, MA - the Berkshires. My daughter's middle name is Edith, mainly because of my love of Edith Wharton's books. Who was Edith Wharton? She won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and as The Mount reports, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University, and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The New York Stories of Edith Wharton (New York Review Books Classics) by Edith Wharton and Roxana Robinson ... FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. For more information on Edith Wharton's life and work, consult these or other sources, from which the information on this page has been derived: The novelist known as Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was born as Edith Newbold Jones. Edith Wharton Rather than continuing last month’s scatter-gun approach to a range of novelists, this time I’ll focus on one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, both of novellas and in general. Project Gutenberg offers 61,334 free ebooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone. Historic Tours, Weddings, Music, Events, Outdoor Sculpture, Cafe. An Edith Wharton Chronology . Edith Jones came of a distinguished and long-established New York family. Edith Wharton, American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper-class society into which she was born. Books By Edith Wharton All Formats Kindle Edition Audible Audiobook Paperback Hardcover See more Sort by: Sort by: Popularity. Edith Wharton is in my "big three" favorite authors (the other two being W. Somerset Maugham and Thomas Hardy).