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Custom of the Country, The

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Custom of the Country, The,
1. a tragi-comedy by J. Fletcher and P. Massinger, composed between 1619 and 1622, derived from the Persiles y Sigismunda of Cervantes. Famed for its obscenity, it was described by Dryden as containing more bawdry than any Restoration play.

2. a witty and satiric novel by E. Wharton published in 1913.

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Custom of the Country, The

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Custom of the Country, The, (1913), novel by Edith Wharton.

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Custom of the Country, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-CustomoftheCountryThe.html

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Custom of the Country, The." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-CustomoftheCountryThe.html

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