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Versions of her mother, Lucretia Jones, often appeared in Wharton's fiction. Biographer Hermione Lee described it as "one of the most lethal acts of revenge ever taken by a writing daughter." [25] In her memoir, A Backward Glance, Wharton describes her mother as indolent, spendthrift, censorious, disapproving, superficial, icy, dry and ironic. [25]
Among his first cousins were John Austin Stevens, founder of the Sons of the Revolution, and Lucretia Stevens (née Rhinelander) Jones, the mother of author Edith Wharton. [5] His maternal grandfather was Albert Gallatin, the 4th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and France.
His mother was the twelfth and last child of Major General Ebenezer Stevens and his second wife, Lucretia (née Ledyard) Sands Stevens. [8] Among his maternal uncles were banker John Austin Stevens (father of John Austin Stevens , founder of the Sons of the Revolution ), and surgeon Alexander Hodgdon Stevens . [ 9 ]
Wharton's first published novella was The Touchstone, set in old New York, like many of her stories. It follows Stephen Glennard, who is suddenly impoverished and can't marry his beautiful ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Middleton seen in a car with Prince William leaving Windsor Castle on March 11, 2024. GoffPhotos.com
Her welcoming Ellen is viewed skeptically, and she insists the rest of the family support Ellen. Mrs. Mingott was inspired by Edith Wharton's own portly great-great-aunt, Mary Mason Jones, who is said to have given rise to the phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses", due to her belief that fashionable society would always strive to keep up with ...
Sheinelle Jones proudly showed off four generations of her family in a new video. In an Instagram post shared on July 6, the TODAY co-host posted a sweet video clip that featured four generations ...