The Custom of the Country
of Edith Wharton, Linda Wagner-Martin (Annotations)
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Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's epic 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. - Anita Brookner
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 370 pages
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Publication Date September 28th 2006
- First Publication 10/28/13
- Language English
- ISBN 9780143039709
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['New York City, New York (United States)']
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