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Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American historical writer, novelist and designer. She was “known for some essays and novels about war." She was born during the American Civil War.

During World War I, she helped to support some medical assistants to soldiers.^[1] She was born in New York City.

Wharton died on August 11, 1937 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France of a stroke caused by a heart attack at the age of 75.^[2]

Early career

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Edith Wharton became an author because she wanted to tell more people what she saw and what she learned in her life.

The most famous novel she wrote was The Age of Innocence (1920).

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She wrote this book because she had a similar life like the main character in the book. At the same time, it was about people’s lives during the nineteenth century.

Major works

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Edith Wharton family was upper class (a group of pe