{"product_id":"9781435160651","title":"The Custom of the Country \u0026 Other Classic Novels","description":"Edith Wharton wrote about the lives and customs of nineteenth-century New York gentry as only an insider to their society could. Here elegant tales of sophisticated ladies and gentlemen who worship at the altar of social propriety and who are bound by traditional social mores shimmer with the rich sheen of America's Gilded Age and its values. Although Wharton's novels provide vintage snapshots of America's aristocracy, they are timeless in their dignified  and sympathetic portrayal of characters shaped, and often crushed, by the expectations of their social class.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Custom of the Country and Other Classic Novels\u003c\/b\u003e features three of Wharton's best-loved works:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/b\u003e. Raised to marry into wealth, Lily Bart is ill-equipped to navigate a world in which rumors of impropriety stain her life indelibly with the stigma of scandal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/b\u003e. Valuing social status over matters of the heart, Undine Spragg embarks on a series of dissatisfying marriages made to improve her standing in society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/b\u003e. Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells of gentleman lawyer Newland Archer, who sacrifices his good reputat and all he holds dear in life when he becomes infatuated with countess Ellen Olenska, his fiancee's scandal-plagued cousin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fall River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047459995888,"sku":"9781435160651","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435160651_p0.jpg?v=1763785577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435160651","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}