The Age of Innocence (Illustrated)

The Age of Innocence (Illustrated)

The Age of Innocence (Illustrated)

The Age of Innocence (Illustrated)

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*Illustrated with pictures of Wharton, her home, and her work.
*Includes a Table of Contents.

In 1921, the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence, making Wharton the first woman to win the prestigious honor. But Wharton, who wrote several novels, poems, and short stories, was far more than just a writer. Wharton was a well-regarded intellectual who could count among her friends great writers like Henry James, as well as Teddy Roosevelt and Sinclair Lewis. Wharton also had a famous meeting with F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wharton was also a designer who loved architecture, as evidenced by her cherished and famed residences on both sides of the Atlantic.

This edition of Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with over a dozen pictures of her.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013472198
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication date: 11/15/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

About The Author

Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University. She died in France at the age of 75.

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
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