This is the masterpiece of James's middle period, and Nicola Bradbury's new introduction provides a stimulating way in to this moving novel. The text is that of the New York Edition and includes Henry James's own Preface.
The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-81 and then as a book in 1881.
Presents Henry James's 1881 novel, which follows young American Isabel Archer from innocence to unhappy marriage, and includes explanatory notes, an excerpt from James' notebooks, a chronology, and an annotated further reading list.
Tells of the psychological impact of European culture upon a spirited young American girl named Isabel Archer when she becomes torn between three very different men and falls prey to the schemes of a sophisticated older woman. Reissue.
The Story Of What Happens To Her Has The Scale Of Interest That Belongs To Women In All Ages, And Isabel Could Well Be Described As A Woman For All Seasons.
The Portrait of a Lady: VOLUMES I and II, by Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-81 and then as a book in 1881.
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...
The text of this Second Edition of one of Henry James's most important novels is that of the New York Edition (1908).
Spanning over half a century, this volume contains all the short stories Khushwant Singh has ever written, including the delightfully tongue-in-cheek ‘The Maharani of Chootiapuram’, written in 2008. ‘Khushwant’s stories enthrall.. ...
This book explores John Singer Sargent's (1856 - 1925) development as one of the most brilliant portrait painters of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and specifically focuses on one of...
This Norton Critical Edition includes: - The New York Edition of the novel, accompanied by Michael Gorra's introduction and explanatory footnotes.
In a sense, there are two distinctly separate Portraits--the 1880-81 First Edition and the New York Edition, which James extensively revised. The editor has meticulously prepared a list of textual...
Isabel Archer is a young, intelligent, and spirited American girl, determined to relish her first experience of Europe.
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.
When Isabel Archer, a young American woman with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as 'a place of brightness, of free expression, of irresistible action'.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 1 by Henry James
Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile handmade reproduction) of the original edition of 1882 with excellent resolution and outstanding readability.
The Portrait of a Lady is considered one of Henry James' best works, and it was his first large commercial success. The book was published in serial installments simultaneously in MacMillan's Magazine (in England) and the Atlantic.
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