Edith Wharton at Home: Life at the Mount

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Edith Wharton at Home: Life at the Mount

by Richard Guy Wilson | Edith Wharton, one of America’s foremost novelist had a deep interest in architecture and home decoration. This is a study of her various houses and writings and how architecture impacted her. Published by Monticelli Press. Reviewed in many publications including the New York Times.

Richard Guy Wilson
Commonwealth Professor and Chair, Department of Architectural History
UVA School of Architecture

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