The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady
ISBN-10
0141439637
ISBN-13
9780141439631
Series
The Portrait of a Lady
Category
Fiction
Pages
666
Language
English
Published
2003-01-30
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Henry James

Description

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.

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