About this episode

This episode explores Edith Wharton's first book, focusing on its insights into interior design rather than her more famous critiques of Gilded Age society.

Inside the very first book written by Edith Wharton -- not a stormy fictional critique of Gilded Age manners, but a look at interior design!

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