The Custom of the Country
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2001
Summary
Highly acclaimed at its publication in 1913, The Custom of the Country is a cutting commentary on America‘ s nouveaux riches, their upward-yearning aspirations and their eventual downfalls. Through her heroine, the beautiful and ruthless Undine Spragg, a spoiled heiress who looks to her next materialistic triumph as her latest conquest throws himself at her feet, Edith Wharton presents a startling, satiric vision of social behavior in all its greedy glory. As Undine moves from America’ s hear…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375758072 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375758070 |
| Author: | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher: | Modern Library |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Edition: | 2001st |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 127mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
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“Edith Wharton’s finest achievement.” –Elizabeth Hardwick
“Edith Wharton’s finest achievement.” –Elizabeth Hardwick
About The Author
Edith Wharton
America’s most famous woman of letters, and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, Edith Wharton was born into one of the last “leisured class” families in New York City, as she put it, in 1862. Educated privately, she was married to Edward Wharton in 1885, and for the next few years they spent their time in the high society of Newport, Rhode Island, then Lenox, Massachusetts, and Europe. It was in Europe that Wharton first met Henry James, who was to have a profound and lasting influence on her life and work. Wharton’s first published book was a work of nonfiction in collaboration with Og
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