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Há 5 dias · After The House of Mirth read-along, I picked up The Custom of the Country, and I noticed that Wharton frequently includes subplots (and sometimes major plot lines) about the economy, characters’ finances, and the stock market — and more often than not, things go very poorly.
Há 5 dias · When the reading had to stop: Readers, reading and the circulation of texts in 'The Custom of the Country'. In: Rattray, Laura ed. Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country: A Reassessment. Gender and Genre (3). London: Pickering and Chatto, pp. 29–41.
Há 3 dias · On 6 July 1990, the President of Brazil, Fernando Collor, and the President of Argentina, Carlos Menem, signed the Buenos Aires Act aimed at total customs integration between the two countries. It was decided that all measures for the construction of the customs union should be completed by 31 December 1994.
Há 4 dias · Geographical and historical treatment of Albania, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. A country in southern Europe, Albania is located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea.
Há 3 dias · Edith Wharton wrote some of her most beloved classics, such as "The Custom of the Country" (1913), "Ethan Frome" (1911), and "The House of Mirth" (1905) during this time period. The Modern Period (1914–1939)
Há 1 dia · Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial center. Switzerland’s small size—its total area is about half that of Scotland—and its modest population give little indication of its international significance.
Há 5 dias · Ireland is a country of western Europe occupying five-sixths of the westernmost major island of the British Isles. The country is noted for a rich heritage of culture and tradition that was linked initially to the Irish language.
