The Custom of the Country (Bantam Classics)

The Custom of the Country (Bantam Classics)

Highly acclaimed at its publication in 1913, The Custom of the Country is a cutting commentary on Americaâ€™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 Americaâ€™s heartland to Manhattan, and then to Paris, Whartonâ€™s critical eye leaves no social class unscathed.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2007-12-26
Format Kindle eBook

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