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The custom of the country
Edith Wharton
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The custom of the country

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Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. It follows the career of Undine Spragg, recently arrived in New York from the Midwest and determined to conquer high society. Glamorous, selfish, mercenary, and manipulative, her principal assets are her striking beauty, her tenacity, and her father's money. With her sights set on an advantageous marriage, Undine pursues her schemes in a world of shifting values, where triumph is swiftly followed by disillusion. Wharton was re-creating an environment she knew intimately, and Undine's education for social success is chronicled in meticulous detail. The novel superbly captures the world of post-Civil War Ameria, as ruthless in its social ambitions as in its business and politics. - Back cover.

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Broadview Press
Language
English
Pages
483

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Subjects
Fiction, Divorced women, Upper class, Remarried people, Americans, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Literature, Romance, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, humorous, Divorced people, fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Paris (france), fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, family life, Fiction, humorous, general
Places
New York (N.Y.), Paris (France), France, New York, New York (State)

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Custom of the Country
2000, Oxf.U.P.
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The custom of the country
1998, Doubleday
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1995, Oxford University Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-483).

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Peterborough, Ont
Series
Broadview editions
Genre
Fiction

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Dewey Decimal Class
813/.52
Library of Congress
PS3545.H16 C8 2008, PS3545.H16C8 2008

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Pagination
483 p. :
Number of pages
483

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OL23165900M
ISBN 10
1551116731
ISBN 13
9781551116730
LCCN
2009290362
OCLC/WorldCat
232367560
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23420
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5180024

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