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Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862. She was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Her most famous works include The House of Mirth (1905), Ethan Frome (1911), and The Age of Innocence (1920), for which she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Wharton was a prolific writer, producing over 40 novels and short story collections during her lifetime.