Kristina writes:

Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862 in New York City, New York in
1862. Her parents were George Fredric Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander. When Edith
was four years old she and her family moved to Europe and traveled all over.
Throughout her childhood she was taught by private tutors, who taught her many
subjects, her favorite being art.
In 1877 Edith published her first book, which was a collection of short stories
and poetry. Her debut in the world of literature and society happened in 1879, but
soon went traveling again in Europe with her family. In 1882 Edith's father died,
and Edith moved to Bar Harbor, Maine. This is where she met her lifetime friend
Walter Berry. In 1885 Edith married Edward "Teddy" Robbins Wharton. For the next
20 to 30 years Edith published more than 15 short stories, novels, and poems.
During this time she purchased a house, which later became a historic landmark,
and in 1913 Edith got a divorce with her husband. Later in Edith's life she helped
with WWI by raising money and building schools for hostels.
On August 11, 1937 Edith Wharton died of a stroke. In Edith Wharton's lifetime
she published more than 50 works of literature. She captured people's eye by
writing about upper class people and their values, and traditions, while including
some irony and wit.