The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton audiobook

The Custom of the Country

By Edith Wharton
Read by Barbara Caruso

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Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 2 Formats: CD
  • 2 Formats: Library CD

  • ISBN: 9781664408746

  • ISBN: 9781664516571

Runtime: 15.15 Hours
Category: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

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The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature, Edith Wharton stands among the finest writers of early 20th-century America. In The Custom of the Country, Wharton' s scathing social commentary is on full display through the beautiful and manipulative Undine Spragg. When Undine convinces her nouveau riche parents to move to New York, she quickly injects herself into high society. But even a well-to-do husband isn' t enough for Undine, whose overwhelming lust for wealth proves to be her undoing.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Brilliantly written.” —Saturday Review (London)
“The Custom of the Country is one of the most enjoyable great novels ever written. Not all enjoyable novels are great, and not all great novels are enjoyable. This is, supremely, both.” —The Guardian (London)

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Author

Author Bio: Edith Wharton

Author Bio: Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) is the author of several novels, including The Age of Innocence and Old New York, both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She was the first woman to receive that honor. In 1929 she was awarded the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. She was born in New York and is best known for her stories of life among the upper-class society into which she was born. She was educated privately at home and in Europe. In 1894 she began writing fiction, and her novel The House of Mirth established her as a leading writer.

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 15.15
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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