Edith Wharton was born in 1862 into one of New York's older and richer families and was educated here and abroad. Her works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Innocence, Twilight Sleep, The Custom of the Country, and The House of Mirth. As a keen observer and chronicler of society, she is without peer. Edith Wharton died in France in 1937.
Brief Biography
- Date of Birth:
- January 24, 1862
- Date of Death:
- August 11, 1937
- Place of Birth:
- New York, New York
- Place of Death:
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
- Education:
- Educated privately in New York and Europe