#fridayreads: Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862. Today is January 22 and Jessup Library is celebrating her birthday early. Her novel " The Age of Innocence" won a Pulitzer Prize in 1921 -- the first time the prize was awarded to a woman. Several of her novels have been adapted into films. Among them are "Ethan Frome," "The House of Mirth," "The Buccaneers," as well as the aforementioned "The Age of Innocence."  If you would like to read some of Wharton's works (before or after watching adaptations, or as a stand-alone read), Jessup Library has the following:

• The Age of Innocence (ebook)
• Ethan Frome; Summer; Bunner Sisters
• The House of Mirth; The Reef; The Custom of the Country; The Age of Innocence
• Selected Poems (ebook)
  
• The House of Mirth (ebook)
  

If you are interested in reading about Wharton's life, we suggest:

• Edith Wharton
  
• The Cambridge Companion to Edith Wharton
  
• A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton