The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
Undine Spragg is the daughter of a midwestern middle-class couple who have moved to New York City at Undine's insistence to get away from the scandal caused by Mr. Spragg's...
The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by American Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
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It was written by Edith Wharton at a time when she herself was going through a divorce. She had, however, started writing the novel as early as Spring 1908 when she had completed six chapters
It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.The Spraggs, a family of midwesterners from the fictional city of Apex who have made money through somewhat shady financial dealings, ...
This is the richly engaging story of Nan St. George and Guy Thwarte, an American heiress and an English aristocrat, whose love breaks the rules of both their societies.
It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York 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 ...
It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.The Spraggs, a family of midwesterners from the fictional city of Apex who have made money through somewhat shady financial dealings, ...