Edith Wharton

1,030 books • 73 series

Edith Wharton was born in New York City on January 24, 1862. Edith married Teddy Wharton, who was 12 years older. They lived a life of relative ease with homes in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Edith became a prolific writer and produced over 40 books in 40 years.
Edith divorced Teddy in 1912, having no immediate heirs, and never married again. She was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Yale University, and a full membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novels became so popular that Ms. Wharton was able to live comfortably on her earnings the rest of her life. Edith continued to write until a stroke took her life in August 1937.

Jun 1, 1981
Cover of A Backward Glance

A Backward Glance (Lives & Letters S.)

Jun 1, 1981
Cover of Italian Villas and Thier Gardens

Italian Villas and Thier Gardens

Oct 1, 1980
Cover of The Edith Wharton Omnibus

The Edith Wharton Omnibus

Aug 17, 1978
Cover of The Decoration of Houses

The Decoration of Houses (Dover Architecture)

Dec 1, 1977
Cover of The Reef

The Reef

Feb 1, 1977
Cover of The Ghost Stories Of Edith Wharton

The Ghost Stories Of Edith Wharton (VMC Designer Collection) (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural)

Aug 21, 1976
Cover of Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Jan 9, 1975
Cover of Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort

Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort

Feb 1, 1973
Cover of Madame de Treymes and Others

Madame de Treymes and Others (Madame de Treymes Other Sl419*, #1)

Dec 1, 1970
Cover of Summer

Summer (Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio))

Jan 1, 1965
Cover of The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country (Modern Library Torchbearers) (Torchbearers) (New York Public Library collector's edition) (Wordsworth American Classics) (The Constable Edith Wharton)

Jan 1, 1964
Cover of Roman Fever & Other Stories

Roman Fever & Other Stories (Roman Fever & Other Story SL 93, #1)

Jan 1, 1964
Cover of Wharton Edith : House of Mirth (Sc)

Wharton Edith : House of Mirth (Sc)

Dec 1, 1939
Cover of Xingu

Xingu (Short Works, #2)

Jan 1, 1924
Cover of The Old Maid

The Old Maid (Old New York, #2)

Jan 1, 1920
Cover of The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Mar 1, 1918
Cover of The Marne

The Marne

Oct 1, 1913
Cover of The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (Annotated)

The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (Annotated)

Jan 1, 1910
Cover of Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome (Bovarismos, #5) (Wordsworth American Classics) (Classics) (New Longman Literature) (Arcturus Classics)

Oct 14, 1905
Cover of The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth (Enriched Classics (Simon & Schuster)) (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) (Transaction Large Print S.) (Wordsworth American Classics) (The House of Mirth) (American Library)

Jan 1, 1905
Cover of The New York Stories Of Edith Wharton

The New York Stories Of Edith Wharton

Dec 11, 1900
Cover of The Touchstone

The Touchstone (Art of the Novel) (Hesperus Classics) (The Art of the Novella) (Alma Classics 101 Pages)