Welcome to Edith Wharton's Library! This site displays searchable image files for the books contained in Wharton's library at The Mount, her historic estate in Lenox, MA.
First published in Cornhill Magazine in 1895. Missing its front free endpaper. Contains Edith Wharton's bookplate. This novel tells the fictional story of a women who is tasked with safeguarding an old man's nest egg, while facing her inner…
Revised edition. Contains Edith Wharton's bookplate. One blank page has a sizable piece torn off. Includes a photograph of the author. This is the coming-of-age story of a young woman, whose story criticizes the male-dominated society in which…
Two volumes. Contains a photograph of the author. The first volume contains the three unpleasant plays, while the second volume contains the four pleasant plays. His unpleasant plays critique social class and social inequality.