Custom of the Country
by Wharton, Edith
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1857151984
- ISBN 13
- 9781857151985
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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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- MAB Books (US)
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- 1017074
- Title
- Custom of the Country
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1857151984
- ISBN 13
- 9781857151985
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 1857151984
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