The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
"The Custom of the Country" by Edith Wharton is a novel published in 1913. It follows Undine Spragg, a beautiful and ambitious young woman from the Midwest who arrives in New York City determined to climb the social ladder. Through a series of marriages and affairs, Undine ruthlessly pursues wealth, status, and glamour, leaving destruction in her wake. The novel chronicles her relentless ascent through American and European high society, revealing the
costs of her insatiable desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Custom of the Country |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Custom_of_the_Country |
| Credits | Produced by Steve Harris and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Upper class -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Remarried people -- Fiction |
| Subject | Divorced women -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 11052 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 23, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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