Paperback, 389 pages
English language
Published 2000 by Oxf.U.P..
Paperback, 389 pages
English language
Published 2000 by Oxf.U.P..
Edith Wharton's satirical anatomy of American society in the first decade of the 20th century, follows the career of Undine Spragg, recently arrived in New York and determined to conquer high society. Her principal assets are her striking beauty, her tenacity, and her father's money.