The Custom of the Country (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781519171351)

Considered 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 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.

Author: Edith Wharton
ISBN-10: 1519171358
ISBN-13: 9781519171351
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2015
Pages: 358
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d