The Portrait of a Lady
$20.01
- Paperback
768 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2011
Summary
A new edition of Henry James’s great masterpiece about a spirited young American in Europe, edited by Philip Horne
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441269 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441267 |
| Author: | Henry James, Philip Horne |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 33mm |
| Series: | Penguin 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 Washington Place, New York, of Scottish and Irish ancestry. 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.
Philip Horne is Professor of English at University College London.
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