The Custom of the Country Turns 101 Today
Today is the 101st anniversary of the publication of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. She called it her …
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How Much Did Edith Wharton Revise The Custom of the Country?
Tenth and last in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. “I have …
Edith Wharton’s Portrait of a Lady
Part Nine in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. During her New …
What Edith Wharton Tells Us About The Way We Live Now
Part Eight in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Today’s the day! The first edition of The Custom …
“Trading Up”: Wharton’s Influence on Candace Bushnell and Julian Fellowes
Part Seven in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Just as there’s …
“Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”
Part Six in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Undine Spragg is …
Marriage, Divorce, and “diversified elements of misery”
Part Five in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Edith Wharton was …
Undine Spragg as the Empress Josephine
Part Four in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. One of the …
“I’ll never try anything again till I try New York”
Part Three in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. Undine Spragg crosses …
“The greatest knack for finding names”
Part Two in a series celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Edith Wharton’s novel The Custom of the Country. In a wonderful …
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