Author: Wharton, Edith & Millgate, Michael [introduction]
Title: The Custom Of The Country
Description: Constable, 1965, 1st thus. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. 402pp, priceclipped dustjacket a little worn at the head fo the spine, page margins a trifle yellowed. The Constable Edith Wharton. Hardback with dustjacket. ¶ Originally published in 1913 the novel tells the story of an aspirational midwest American girl who attempts to climb New York society. Julian Fellows has cited the novel as one of his inspirations for 'Downton Abbey'.

Keywords: fiction, american fiction