To celebrate Edith Wharton’s birthday, we reveal treasures from our collection related to her birthday and childhood.

We go into Lenox to explore the cemetery at the Church on the Hill and its connection to the Whartons.

Now inhabited only by ghosts, in the Wharton’s time the stable is where horses, carriages, cars, and the male servants resided. Let’s go inside and see what is usually unseen!

Not all is as it seems as The Mount. Learn some of the tricks Wharton designed for the house.

A little-noticed motif in Edith Wharton’s boudoir (essentially her office) is Aesop’s Fables. In this video, we recount the two fables represented here.

Mimi, Miza, and Toto are just a few of the Whartons’ dogs from their time at The Mount. Bone up on your knowledge of the Whartons’ pets here!

The Mount was a thoroughly modern house for its time. Here are some of its kitchen conveniences.

Unrestored and ordinarily closed to visitors, the fourth floor of The Mount is where the female servants lived. Come upstairs, and see where the downstairs staff resided.

“You rang, madam?” Let’s learn more about The Mount’s call buttons and boxes.

The Mount’s Italian garden is often a cool, quiet retreat. Explore the garden further with this meditative reflection.