Edith Wharton at Home

Embodying principles set forth in Wharton's famous book THE DECORATION OF HOUSES and her deep knowledge of Italian gardens, The Mount is truly an autobiographical house. There Wharton wrote some of her best-known novels, including ETHAN FROME and HOUSE OF MIRTH. Today this handsome Georgian house is open to the public, preserved and restored with furniture and objects from Wharton's era.