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Whar·ton  (hwôrtn, wôr-), 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 for The Age of Innocence.

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Wharton [ˈwɔːt^ən]

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(Biographies / Wharton, Edith (Newbold) (1862-1937) F, US, WRITING: novelist) Edith (Newbold). 1862-1937, US novelist; author of

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