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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. jmaloney17 | Jan 16, 2009 |   2405 The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton (read 28 Aug 1991) This book was published in 1913. I thought it rather haphazardly organized. Undine Spragg marries in turn Elmer Moffatt, Ralph Marvell, Raymond Chelles, and then Elmer Moffatt again. She has a son by Marvell, who kills himself. I thought the book artificial and not very credible--it does not seem very well put together, though one can at times see the master touch of a good writer. But what is the moral of this tale of a good writer? I probably should read a critique of it. (  )Schmerguls | May 13, 2008 | slywy | Jul 29, 2007 | I picked this up because Age of Innocence is one of my favorite books, Undie Spragg is an amazing name for a heroine and it was a dollar. I've enjoyed it, but I haven't been moved to finish it. (  )missmaya | Feb 3, 2007 | gwyneira | Nov 29, 2006 | 0.014 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0143039709, Paperback)Wharton’s glittering satire of the newly affluent in Old New YorkConsidered 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. BACKCOVER: “As long as men and women seek to use each other—and to use each other badly—Edith Wharton can be counted upon to provide the ideal commentary.” —Anita Brookner (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:09 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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If you enjoy classics, like I do, you should like this book. Edith Wharton depicts the times when nouveau riche were invading the stolid New York "aristocracy" with witty criticism. (