“The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm in form as well as in sound, is one of the most inveterate of human instincts.”

About Edith Wharton

Author • American

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Born into a wealthy New York family, she drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class aristocracy to realistically...