Henry James

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Rhode Island

Capturing the grandeur of a gracious, splendid Europe of wealth and Old World sensibilities, this glorious, complex novel has become a touchstone for a great writer's entire literary achievement. From the opening pages, when the high-spirited American girl Isabel Archer arrives at the English manor Gardencourt, James's luminous, superbly crafted prose creates an atmosphere of intensity, expectation, and incomparable beauty.

Isabel, who has been taken abroad by an eccentric aunt to fulfill her potential, attracts the passions of a British aristocrat and a brash American, as well as the secret adoration of her invalid cousin, Ralph Touchett. But her vulnerability and innocence lead her not to love but to a fatal entrapment in intrigue, deception, and betrayal. This brilliant interior drama of the forming of a woman's consciousness makes The Portrait of a Lady a masterpiece of James's middle years.

The Portrait of a Lady

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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.

Category - Fiction / Classics

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 3 months ago

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Ships From - Rhode Island

Est. Publication Date - Jan 1984

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