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"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 ne...
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Modern Library,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2001 Modern Library pbk. ed. |
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The Modern Library classics
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"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 heartland to Manhattan, and then to Paris, Wharton's critical eye leaves no social class unscathed."--Jack |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 380 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780375758072 |
| Index Number: | PS3545 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/W553-25 |