Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones into the wealthy family of George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander on January 24 1862 in New York City. She had two brothers, Frederick and Henry. When Edith was four years old they moved to Europe, spending the next five years of their life traveling throughout Italy, Spain, Germany and France. Edith continued her education under private tutors back in New York. She learned French and German, and she studied literature, philosophy, science, and art which also become her favourite subject. She also started to write short stories and poetry. As a daughter of society, Edith learned the mannerisms and rituals that were appropriate to her social class. She later rebel against this role when she became a celebrated author.
In 1885, Edith Newbold Jones married Teddy Wharton, who was twelve years older than her and was from a similar social background. They lived a relatively comfortable life in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Slowly, Wharton grew dissatisfied with her limited role as a housewife. However busy she was with the planning and building of her home, Wharton continued to write. Her restlessness, anxiety, and Stress later contributed to her …show more content…
Wharton came to Paris in 1907 and discovered a world where she could be an intellectual woman and where she could have an affair. During World War I she was in North Africa, but soon devoted much of her time in assisting refugees and orphans in France and Belgium. She traveled extensively by motorcar through Europe. She helped raise funds for their support, and was involved with creating and running hostels and schools for refugees in northern France and Belgium. She also wrote reports for American publications, supporting American involvement in the war. After the war, Wharton only returned to the United States once in her lifetime to accept and get her Pulitzer
Edith Wharton was born Edith Newbold Jones into the wealthy family of George Frederic Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander on January 24 1862 in New York City. She had two brothers, Frederick and Henry. When Edith was four years old they moved to Europe, spending the next five years of their life traveling throughout Italy, Spain, Germany and France. Edith continued her education under private tutors back in New York. She learned French and German, and she studied literature, philosophy, science, and art which also become her favourite subject. She also started to write short stories and poetry. As a daughter of society, Edith learned the mannerisms and rituals that were appropriate to her social class. She later rebel against this role when she became a celebrated author.
In 1885, Edith Newbold Jones married Teddy Wharton, who was twelve years older than her and was from a similar social background. They lived a relatively comfortable life in New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Slowly, Wharton grew dissatisfied with her limited role as a housewife. However busy she was with the planning and building of her home, Wharton continued to write. Her restlessness, anxiety, and Stress later contributed to her …show more content…
Wharton came to Paris in 1907 and discovered a world where she could be an intellectual woman and where she could have an affair. During World War I she was in North Africa, but soon devoted much of her time in assisting refugees and orphans in France and Belgium. She traveled extensively by motorcar through Europe. She helped raise funds for their support, and was involved with creating and running hostels and schools for refugees in northern France and Belgium. She also wrote reports for American publications, supporting American involvement in the war. After the war, Wharton only returned to the United States once in her lifetime to accept and get her Pulitzer