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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.
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20 de ene. de 2021 · “THE CUSTOM OF the Country,” Wharton’s novel of divorce, was among her favorites. Begun in 1908 and published in 1913, the book took her an uncommonly long time to write.
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.
THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY. by EDITH WHARTON. 1913. THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY I "Undine Spragg—how can you?" her mother wailed, raising a prematurely-wrinkled hand heavy with rings to defend the note which a languid "bell-boy" had just brought in.
Libelous or not, The Custom of the Country is considered one of Wharton’s greatest works and was one of Wharton’s personal favorites. Published in October 1913.
