Edith Wharton has recently returned to prominence as a major American novelist. But few have taken her architectural work as seriously as she herself took it, o

"These energizing, excellent essays address the international scope of Wharton's writing and contribute to the growing fields of transatlantic, hemispheric, and

Based on extensive new archival research, Edith Wharton and Genre: Beyond Fiction offers the first study of Wharton’s full engagement with original writing in

This fascinating volume unites Wharton's personal history with discussion of her design theory, the elaborate settings she created in her fiction, and the desig

This collection of essays examines the various social, cultural and historical contexts surrounding Edith Wharton's popular and prolific literary career.