![]() She was baptized April 20, 1862, Easter Sunday, at Grace Church. ![]() She had two older brothers, Frederic Rhinelander, who was sixteen, and Henry Edward, who was eleven. Edith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones to George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander at their brownstone at 14 West Twenty-third Street in New York City. Wharton was acquainted with many of the well-known people of her day, both in America and in Europe, including President Theodore Roosevelt. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921, and was the first woman to receive this honor. Her novels and short stories realistically portrayed the lives and morals of the late nineteenth century, an era of decline and faded wealth. Wharton combined an insider's view of American aristocracy with a powerful prose style. Įdith Wharton ( born Edith Newbold Jones JanuAugust 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton was acquainted with many of the well-known people of. Edith Wharton ( born Edith Newbold Jones JanuAugust 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ![]()
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