"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Edith Wharton's legacy and impact is still unfolding to this day. With The Buccaneers, new audiences may ...

A trove of 136 Edith Wharton letters—some written when Wharton was just fourteen years old—sold at Christie’s yesterday to an American educational institution for $182,500. It’s a tremendous treat for ...

My favorite high school teacher introduced The Age of Innocence by saying, “Maybe not for everyone. Probably not for any of you.” That sums up how most people feel. Even though Edith Wharton—who ...

The trouble with Summer...is that Mrs. Wharton rather forces her note. It is not that seduction as a scheme for literary bouleversement is a little out of date. There is no such thing as a catastrophe ...

There’s a new book on display at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s estate in Lenox. Technically, it’s a very old book – 99 years, to be exact. Its appraised value is $12,500, but to its new owners, it’s ...

In 1911, Edith Wharton found herself stuck at the Belmont Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. Her life was stagnant. She was at the beginning of her divorce from Teddy Wharton. They were at the Belmont, ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Locked in a loveless marriage for the better part of 22 years to Edward "Teddy" Wharton, a wealthy Bostonian 13 years her senior, Edith Wharton found sexual awakening at age 45. Her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. Wharton was an unlikely writer: her upbringing was in the ...

Try this short quiz on the last stop for five popular writers. By J. D. Biersdorfer Test your knowledge of novels written during (or about) this memorable era of American history. By J. D. Biersdorfer ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Edith Wharton's legacy and impact is still unfolding to this day. Wharton's first published novella was ...