Henry James

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.' Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future - one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels even more inclined to turn down two eligible suitors on the basis that she is a woman of her own means. However, a trip to Italy heralds her downfall when she meets the charming Gilbert Osmond, a worthless, yet ambitious and scheming dilettante.

The Portrait of a Lady (Collins Classics)

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Henry James; Regina Barreca (Introduction by)

Louisiana

Mass Market Paperback

Portrait of a lady

An intelligent but naive American heiress arrives in Europe seeking the full realization of her potential. What she finds nearly proves her undoing. A major college adoption title. The Portrait of a Lady is the next film coming from Jane Campion, the internationally acclaimed director of The Piano, in the fall of 1995.