The Custom of the Country (version 2)
Edith Wharton
Read by Elizabeth Klett





Edith Wharton's 1913 novel is a devastating critique of American upward mobility, told through the journey of Undine Spragg from fictional Midwestern Apex City to New York to Paris. Undine is determined to acquire money and position through marriage, even if it means multiple divorces. - Summary by Elizabeth Klett (14 hr 15 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 22:42 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 2 | 20:33 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 3 | 12:23 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 4 | 29:09 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 5 | 21:35 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 6 | 15:01 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 7 | 18:08 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 8 | 15:35 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 9 | 17:37 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 10 | 25:34 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 11 | 24:33 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 12 | 26:04 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 13 | 21:08 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 14 | 24:44 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 15 | 26:17 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 16 | 20:34 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 17 | 18:44 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 18 | 35:05 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 19 | 13:34 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 20 | 29:46 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 21 | 31:33 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 22 | 14:37 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 23 | 12:58 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 24 | 23:24 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 25 | 12:11 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 26 | 20:46 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 27 | 13:01 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 28 | 11:06 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 29 | 16:23 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 30 | 12:23 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 31 | 14:07 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 32 | 13:43 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 33 | 9:46 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 34 | 10:27 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 35 | 20:57 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 36 | 8:16 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 37 | 17:43 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 38 | 20:25 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 39 | 18:11 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 40 | 16:02 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 41 | 15:49 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 42 | 11:46 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 43 | 14:02 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 44 | 15:47 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 45 | 13:59 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Chapter 46 | 27:06 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Reviews
Loved to Hate





Moji
Loved Elizabeth Klett's reading while busy hating Undine.
Excellent, mannered and erudite





Ozoneocean
Elizabeth Klatt gives a fine reading, as usual, very appropriate for the work. It's a cutting story about an ambitious, yet shallow woman, as she cuts her way through the men of America and Europe, always seeking something better, never satisfied. Undine has no scruples and not a single unselfish bone in her body. She's calculating, coniving and willing to use all her natural tallents and weapons at her disposal to achieve any objective she desires in her continual quest to have all that she wants from life.
psycho b-word women is not a new phenomenon





darthlaurel
Destructive, weak, conniving, and /or passive women are the bane of so many people's existence. Every version is on display in this story. As well as a few (very few) good ones. Amazingly well read. Very sad the main character didn't die a terrible death.





Laurence in massachusetts
A very good reading and pleasurable to listen to: The reader handles Wharton’s language very well including the many foreign names, places, titles etc. A vast improvement over version 1 - which has many different readers, many of whom are very poor.
Terrific!





avid_adlib
Once again, Ms. Klett reads Edith Wharton with perfection. The Custom of the Country is another look into the striving lives and unhappy marriages of the near wealthy and hangers on.





Dinah
Gorgeous and clear reading! Klett does a great job of creating mannerisms for each character that are unique but not too distracting. A wonderful audio.
Wonderful story





Ada Ebbis
Excellent novel, excellent reading.. horrible main character! lol.. written so well that you hate her as if she is a real person.
It just AINT right....





Y. Michelle Webb
The satisfaction of no satisfaction, lol!