Description
Edith Wharton's novels of manners seem to grow in stature as time passes. Here she draws a beautiful social climber, Undine Sprague, who is a monster of selfishness and honestly doesn't know it. Although the worlds she wants to conquer have vanished, Undine herself is amazingly recognizable. She marries well above herself twice and both times fails to recognize her husbands' strengths of character or the weakness of her own, and it is they, not she, who pay the price.
About the Author
Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist. Her best known work, The Age of Innocence, won her a Pulitzer Prize and was written in 1920.
Reviews
"Edith Wharton's finest achievement."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
Book Information
ISBN 9780143039709
Author Edith Wharton
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 335g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 131mm * 24mm
About the Author
Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist. Her best known work, The Age of Innocence, won her a Pulitzer Prize and was written in 1920.
Reviews
"Edith Wharton's finest achievement."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
Book Information
ISBN 9780143039709
Author Edith Wharton
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 335g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 131mm * 24mm
