The Custom of the Country (Bantam Classics)
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553213938
- ISBN 13
- 9780553213935
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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Synopsis
Wharton's glittering satire of the newly affluent in Old New YorkConsidered 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 decor 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.*This new edition features a new introduction and explanatory notes and reset text
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- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171107-MG6
- Title
- The Custom of the Country (Bantam Classics)
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0553213938
- ISBN 13
- 9780553213935
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Literature
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