The Portrait of a Lady
$33.99
- Hardcover
768 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2015
Summary
Henry James’s masterpiece, now available in a delightful new clothbound edition.
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a ‘you…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141394664 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141394668 |
| Author: | Henry James |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2015 |
| Weight: | 892g |
| Dimensions: | 205mm x 138mm x 47mm |
| Series: | Penguin Clothbound Classics |
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” The Portrait of a Lady is entirely successful in giving one the sense of having met somebody far too radiantly good for this world.“- Rebecca West
“The Portrait of a Lady is entirely successful in giving one the sense of having met somebody far too radiantly good for this world.”—Rebecca West
About The Author
Henry James
Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.
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