The Portrait of a Lady
$35.38
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2002
Summary
Isabel Archer: A Portrait of Destiny
One of the great heroines of American literature, Isabel Archer, journeys to Europe in order to, as Henry James writes, “affront her destiny.” James began The Portrait of a Lady without a plot or subject, only the slim but provocative notion of a young woman taking control of her fate.
The result is a richly imagined study of an American heiress who turns away her suitors in an effort to first establish—and then protect—her indep…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375759192 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375759190 |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
| Author: | Henry James, Anita Brookner |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Edition: | 2002nd |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 441g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 35mm |
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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
Anita Brookner is the author of twenty novels, including Falling Slowly, Undue Influence, and Hotel du Lac, which won the Booker Prize. She lives in London.
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