The Custom of the Country: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Custom of the Country is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wharton, Edith (1862–1937).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Custom of the Country
- Author credits: Wharton, Edith (1862–1937)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Americans -- France -- Fiction
- Divorced women -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
- Remarried people -- Fiction
- Satire
- Upper class -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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