The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady
ISBN-10
0758318960
ISBN-13
9780758318961
Series
The Portrait of a Lady
Pages
520
Language
English
Published
1882
Publisher
Macmillan and Company
Author
Henry James

Description

When Isabel Archer, a young American with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as "a place of brightness," full of possibility. Rejecting suitors who offer her wealth and devotion, she follows her own path and finds it leads to a dark and constricted future. The Portrait of a Lady is the masterpiece of James's middle period, and Isabel is his most engaging central character. This edition provides a new introduction and notes, and includes Henry James's own Preface.

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