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Portrait of a Lady, The Paperback – 5 May 2003

by James Henry (Author)
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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. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. Beneath his veneer of civilised behaviour, Isabel discovers cruelty and stifling darkness. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.

This edition includes an introduction and full explanatory notes, with a new chronology, further reading by Richard Maxwell, and Henry James's own illuminating preface.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0141439637
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0141439631
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Penguin
  5. Publication date
    5 May 2003
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.26 x 2.87 x 19.86 cm
  8. Print length
    656 pages
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Henry James was born on 15th April 1843 in Washington Place, New York to a wealthy and intellectual family and as a youth travelled between Europe and America and studied with tutors in Geneva, London, Paris, Bologna and Bonn. He briefly and unsuccessfully studied law at Harvard but decided he preferred reading and writing fiction to studying law. His first novel, Watch and Ward, was published in 1871 after first appearing serially in Atlantic Monthly. After a brief period in Paris, James moved first to London and then later to Rye in Sussex. He became a British citizen in 1915 to declare his loyalty to his adopted country as well as to protest against America's refusal to enter the war on behalf of Britain. Henry James was a prolific writer and critic and from around 1875 until his death he maintained a strenuous schedule of publications in a variety of genres- novels, short story collections, literary criticism, travel writing, biography and autobiography. He died in 1916.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (5 May 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141439637
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141439631
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.26 x 2.87 x 19.86 cm
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Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors.

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Anne Whight
5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable classic
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A wonderful classic, which somehow I'd never got round to reading. Don't be turned off by the long and rather wordy preface, which I skimmed through, because after that it flew. It didn't take long to get used to the language, it was first published in 1881. I really felt for the main character of Isabel Archer. She's a fish out of water, a thinking young woman for her generation, but too naive.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and insightful
Reviewed in Australia on 3 June 2014
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once I got into the historical language I found this read quite an insightful in-depth description of people's interactions and it took me to a different time and place
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blind innocence!
Reviewed in Australia on 26 April 2021
Incredible story of a very innocent girl with high morals. She brings so much pain to those around her, but she suffers herself too. Ideals kill her alive. Blind innocence!
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Pavan Dudhani
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality
Reviewed in India on 16 January 2023
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The quality of book is good, it came in good condition! Happy to receive it without any damage😇
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Ebi
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good!
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 23 February 2021
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Good quality! The book is fatter than I had in mind but that is just because of the story. The quality is good, just a normal penguin classic! Definitely recommend.
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Nicasio
1.0 out of 5 stars Libro incompleto
Reviewed in Spain on 29 August 2017
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Sólo me llegó el primer volumen de los dos que vostiturn la ediición. No tengo ni la mitad del linro
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Paul N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice to be able to clothbound books in at least ...
Reviewed in Canada on 19 March 2017
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Nice to be able to clothbound books in at least some titles. They also have nice ribbon bookmarks sewn in.
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H.El-Tahwagi
5.0 out of 5 stars Toller Roman. Macht immer wider Spaß zu lesen.
Reviewed in Germany on 15 June 2016
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"The Portrait of a Lady" ist mit Abstand einer der besten Romane von Henry James. Er beschreibt dieCharaktere innerhalb seines symbolischen frames und undbleibt seinem eigenen Schema treu. Die Protagonistin wird hintergangen und und bleibt sich ihrer Selbst treu. Ein Klassiker, den man immer wieder nur weiterempfehlen kann :).
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