The Bostonians
a Novel
$27.16
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2000
Summary
A provocative and astute portrayal of a world caught by the lure of progress
Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437669 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140437665 |
| Author: | Henry James, Richard Lansdown |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2000 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“As devastating in its wit as it is sharp in its social critique of sexual politics. No writer in America had dared the subject before. No one has done it so well since.” – The New Republic
“As devastating in its wit as it is sharp in its social critique of sexual politics. No writer in America had dared the subject before. No one has done it so well since.” —The New Republic
About The Author
Henry James
Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and settled in Europe in 1875. He was a regular contributor of reviews, critical essays, and short stories to American periodicals. He is best known for his many novels of American and European character.
Richard Lansdown is a Lecturer in English at James Cook University in Queensland Australia.
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