Edith Wharton: A Literary Icon of Gilded Age America

A concise introduction to the author's life, family, works, and controversies.
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Edith Wharton, born Edith Newbold Jones on January 24, 1862, in New York City, was a prominent American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was born into a wealthy and socially elite family, known for their affluence and status, so much...