Wharton, Edith (Jones)

Wharton, Edith (Jones)
(b. 1862)
   American novelist. The Great Inclination (1889), A Gift from the Grave, Crucial Instances (1901), The Valley of Decision (1902), Sanctuary (1903), Italian Backgrounds (1905), The House of Mirth (1905), Madame de Treymes (1907), The Fruit of the Tree (1907).

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  • Wharton, Edith — ▪ American writer née  Edith Newbold Jones  born Jan. 24, 1862, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 11, 1937, St. Brice sous Forêt, near Paris, France       American author best known for her stories and novels about the upper class society into which …   Universalium

  • Wharton,Edith Newbold Jones — Whar·ton (hwôrʹtn, wôrʹ ), Edith Newbold Jones. 1862 1937. American writer whose works include subtle satires on New York society, such as The House of Mirth (1905), and the short, tragic novel Ethan Frome (1911). She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1921 …   Universalium

  • Wharton, Edith (Newbold) — orig. Edith Newbold Jones born Jan. 24, 1862, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 11, 1937, Saint Brice sous Forêt, near Paris, France U.S. novelist and short story writer. Born into upper class society, she began writing a few years after her… …   Universalium

  • Wharton, Edith (Newbold) — orig. Edith Newbold Jones (24 ene. 1862, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–11 ago. 1937, Saint Brice sous Forêt, cerca de París, Francia). Novelista y cuentista estadounidense. Nació en una familia de clase alta y comenzó a escribir pocos años después de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Edith Wharton — Activités Écrivain Naissance 24 janvier 1862 New York …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edith Wharton — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Edith Wharton Edith Wharton fotografiada en 1915. Nombre Edith Wharton …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wharton — (Edith Newbold Jones, Mrs.) (1862 1937) romancière américaine, influencée par H. James: Ethan Frome (1911), l âge de l innocence (1920) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Edith Wharton — Infobox Writer name = Edith Wharton birthdate = birth date|1862|1|24|mf=y birthplace = New York City, New York deathdate = death date and age|1937|8|11|1862|1|24|mf=y deathplace = Saint Brice sous Forêt, France occupation = Novelist, short story… …   Wikipedia

  • Edith Wharton — noun United States novelist (1862 1937) • Syn: ↑Wharton, ↑Edith Newbold Jones Wharton • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Edith Wharton [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Edith Newbold Jones Wharton — noun United States novelist (1862 1937) • Syn: ↑Wharton, ↑Edith Wharton • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

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