What a wonderful post on a great author and her assorted talents! I'm sorry it took me 7 months to find this. My upvote is down to zero, so you didn't miss much in the way of a vote, but I will share this via Twitter and call attention to an excellent post. I haven't read much Edith Wharton, though I was an English major (Willa Cather, her contemporary, got more of my attention). You make me want to read more. Thank you for this!