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The Custom of the Country

ByEdith Wharton

Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

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Publication Date
May 3, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781304005090
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Edith Wharton

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EPUB

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