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The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.
1 de feb. de 2004 · A free eBook of Wharton's novel about the upper class Americans in New York and Paris. Download or read online in various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and plain text.
A comprehensive guide to Edith Wharton's novel about a social climber in New York and France. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
20 de ene. de 2021 · “ The Custom of the Country ” (1913), like much that Edith Wharton wrote, can be described as a novel of manners. That’s to say, a social fiction in which the carefully observed customs of...
Custom of the Country follows Wharton's best character, especially if you like terrible characters: Undine Spragg, the Edmund Hillary of social climbing. She arrives in New York from the allegorical Midwestern small town of Apex, with money on her mind.
A novel by Edith Wharton about Undine Spragg, a social climber who marries three times in pursuit of wealth and status. The novel explores themes of ambition, corruption, and alienation in the Gilded Age America and Europe.
The Custom of the Country is the story of Undine Spragg, a young woman with social aspirations who convinces her nouveau riche parents to leave the Midwest and settle in New York. There she captures and marries a young man from New York’s high society.
