“I try and see what Wharton saw; what she loved and what she despised. I try to see the way things were when she was young; the way things were changing as she grew, the way she wanted things to look, and I try to reconcile that with what remains. When I do that, I have an easier time understanding Edith Wharton, her writing, and that little slice of New York I once tried so hard to avoid.” 

Read more from Jason Diamond on the discovery of Edith Wharton’s birthplace here.

12:23 pm  •  24 January 2013  •  105 notes