The Custom of the Country: A Fiction and Literature Classic By Edith Wharton! AAA+++

by Edith Wharton, BDP (Editor)

Overview

Never has there been such an accurate and moving presentation of New York as it is by one who really knows.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015861938
Publisher:	BDP
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	613,562
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

Born into a prosperous New York family, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) wrote more than 15 novels, including The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Ethan Frome, and other esteemed books. She was distinguished for her work in the First World War and was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from Yale University. She died in France at the age of 75.

Date of Birth:

January 24, 1862

Date of Death:

August 11, 1937

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France

Education:

Educated privately in New York and Europe