The Portrait of a Lady [Paperback]

Henry James (Author)

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Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (Jun 8 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019953618X
ISBN-13: 978-0199536184
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 458 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,121,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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`a fairy tale in reverse' The Sunday Times

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When Isabel Archer, a young American woman with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as `a place of brightness, of free expression, of irresistible action'. She turns aside from suitors who offer her their wealth and devotion to follow her own path. But that way leads to disillusionment and a future as constricted as `a dark narrow alley with a dead wall at the end'. In a conclusion that is one of the most moving in modern fiction, Isabel makes her final choice. The Portrait of a Lady is the masterpiece of James's middle period, and Isabel is perhaps his most engaging central character. This edition provides a challenging new introduction and detailed notes; the text is that of the New York Edition and includes Henry James's own Preface.

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UNDER certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Read the first page

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