In this conversation, The Mount’s Director of Interpretation Anne Schuyler, Librarian Nynke Dorhout, and Research Assistant Nick Hudson lead a thought-provoking exploration of Wharton’s library, focusing on the authors that inspired her. From her childhood books on Greek mythology and Dante to well-worn volumes of Shakespeare and Emerson, these are the authors she called the “great awakeners.” They survey not only what the books tell us about her intellectual development, but also how they continued to influence her throughout her career.
