The Custom of the Country Recap Bundle

Thank you for your interest in The Custom of the Country Recap Bundle! This bundle of recap episodes and classes was developed during a Slow Summer Readalong with Novel Pairings—a podcast dedicated to making classic literature readable, relevant, and fun. You can find more of our book discussions wherever you get your podcasts, but these deep dive episodes are exclusive content intended for closer study. 

Included in this bundle

Audio:

• Introductions from Penguin & Scribner
• Recap: Book One
• Recap: Book Two
• Recap: Book Three
• Recap: Book Four
• Recap: Book Five
• Taylor Swift, Undine Spragg, and the question of ambitious women
• Reflecting on Wharton, consumerism, and "dark feminine" influencers
• Final thoughts on The Custom of the Country

Video:

• Class: The Gilded Age: Entering Edith Wharton’s World
• Class: New Historicism