EdithWharton (24January1862-11August1937) wasaPulitzerPrize-winningAmericannovelist, shortstorywriter, anddesigner.ShewasnominatedfortheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1927, 'sviewofAmerica'sprivilegedclasseswithabrilliant, naturalwittowritehumorous, 'sotherliteraryandpublicfigures, includingTheodoreRoosevelt.