The Portrait of a Lady
$21.21
- Paperback
768 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2011
Summary
The Price of Freedom: A Portrait of Isabel Archer
When Isabel Archer, a vibrant and independent American, journeys to Europe under the wing of her affluent aunt Touchett, marriage seems an inevitable prospect. Yet, Isabel, fiercely protective of her liberty, boldly rejects two promising suitors, determined to savor her autonomy.
However, fate intervenes in the guise of Gilbert Osmond, a man of undeniable charm and refined tastes. Osmond, captivated by Isabel’s wealth and pot…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441269 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441267 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Henry James, Philip Horne |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 521g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 32mm |
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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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