Author: | Edith Wharton | ISBN: | 9781411438699 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | Edith Wharton |
ISBN: | 9781411438699 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
The Custom of the Country (1913) focuses on a Midwestern girl, Undine Spragg, who attempts to win a high position in New York society. With clear motives and dark secrets, Undine enters the city’s social scene. The unscrupulous, ever-unsatisfied Undine, through divorce and blackmail, schemes endlessly for what is beyond her grasp.
The Custom of the Country (1913) focuses on a Midwestern girl, Undine Spragg, who attempts to win a high position in New York society. With clear motives and dark secrets, Undine enters the city’s social scene. The unscrupulous, ever-unsatisfied Undine, through divorce and blackmail, schemes endlessly for what is beyond her grasp.