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Custom of the Country (version 2)

by Edith Wharton

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14 h 15 min
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English
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Elizabeth Klett

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Edith Wharton's 1913 novel is a devastating critique of American upward mobility, told through the journey of Undine Spragg from fictional Midwestern Apex City to New York to Paris. Undine is determined to acquire money and position through marriage, even if it means multiple divorces. - Summary by Elizabeth Klett

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