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The Custom of the Country

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

By Edith Wharton
Foreword by Sofia Coppola
Introduction by Sarah Blackwood

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    About The Custom of the Country

    Wharton’s 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 Wharton’s 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 décor 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 Undine’s marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

    About The Custom of the Country

    Wharton’s sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Vitae edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola

    A Penguin Vitae Edition

    Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton’s 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 décor 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 Undine’s marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted. 

    About The Custom of the Country

    Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton’s 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 décor 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 Undine’s marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted. This edition features a new introduction and explanatory notes and reset text.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    About Edith Wharton

    The upper stratum of New York society into which Edith Wharton was born in 1862 provided her with an abundance of material as a novelist but did not encourage her growth as an artist. Educated by tutors and governesses, she… More about Edith Wharton

    About Edith Wharton

    The upper stratum of New York society into which Edith Wharton was born in 1862 provided her with an abundance of material as a novelist but did not encourage her growth as an artist. Educated by tutors and governesses, she… More about Edith Wharton

    About Edith Wharton

    The upper stratum of New York society into which Edith Wharton was born in 1862 provided her with an abundance of material as a novelist but did not encourage her growth as an artist. Educated by tutors and governesses, she… More about Edith Wharton

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    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 15, 2022 | 432 Pages | 5-5/8 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143137214

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $28.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 15, 2022 | 432 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143137207

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Nov 15, 2022 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9780593511183
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