Custom of the Country
By: Ed.Stephen Orgel.
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Publisher: Oxf.U.P.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 389
ISBN-13: 9780192840615
Copyright date: 1995
Description: Edith Wharton's satirical anatomy of American society in the first decade of the 20th century, follows the career of Undine Spragg, recently arrived in New York and determined to conquer high society. Her principal assets are her striking beauty, her tenacity, and her father's money.
Notes: "First published as a World's Classics paperback 1995. Reissued as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2000." - T.p. verso.
General (US: Trade) Undergraduate Professional & Scholarly.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Note on the text; title: Select bibliography; title: A chronology of Edith Wharton; title: The Custom of the Country; title: Explanatory notes