The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton, Anita Brookner

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Penguin Classics
28 September 2006

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 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 edition features a new introduction and explanatory notes and reset text.

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By: Edith Wharton
Introduction by: Anita Brookner
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 335g
ISBN: 9780143039709
ISBN 10: 0143039709
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 September 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist. Her best known work, The Age of Innocence, won her a Pulitzer Prize and was written in 1920.