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   i12bent:American psychological novelist of the highest caliber, Edith Wharton: Jan. 24, 1862 - 1937…

   Works such as The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, Summer and The Age of Innocence equal the psychological insight and stylistic accomplishments of her contemporary Henry James.

   “Ah, good conversation - there’s nothing like it, is there? The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.” ― Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

   Photo of a young Wharton and one of her many canine ompanions - “My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” - courtesy of The Beinecke…

    

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       1862-1937 Works such as The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, Summer and The Age of Innocence equal the psychological insight...

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