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  • Published: 5 May 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141907918
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 656

The Portrait of a Lady




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 the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword and that there is a price to be paid for independence. With its subtle delineation of American characters in a European setting, Portrait of a Lady is one of the most accomplished and popular of Henry James's early novels.

  • Published: 5 May 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141907918
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 656

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