The House of Mirth & the Age of Innocence: Two Classic Novels of Gilded Age New York - Hardcover

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Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer whose works examine the complexities of social life among the upper classes of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Born into a prominent New York family, Wharton possessed intimate knowledge of the society she later depicted in her fiction.Her novels often explore themes of social expectation, personal freedom, and the moral constraints of tradition. Among her best-known works are The House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, and The Custom of the Country.In 1921 Wharton became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Age of Innocence. Today she is widely regarded as one of the most important American novelists of her era.