Whartons sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Whartons 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 dcor 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 Undines marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.
The Custom of the Country: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
$17.82 - $25.79
- UPC:
- 9780143137214
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 11/15/2022
- Release Date:
- 11/15/2022
- Author:
- Wharton, Edith
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- Deluxe
- Pages:
- 432