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Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Popular Classics)
Henry James
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Description for Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Popular Classics)
paperback. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
An American heiress newly arrived in Europe, Isabel Archer does not look to a man to furnish her with her destiny; instead she desires, with grace and courage, to find it herself. Two eligible suitors approach her and are refused. She then becomes utterly captivated by the languid charms of Gilbert Osmond. To him, she represents a superior prize worth at least seventy thousand pounds; through him, she faces a tragic choice.
An American heiress newly arrived in Europe, Isabel Archer does not look to a man to furnish her with her destiny; instead she desires, with grace and courage, to find it herself. Two eligible suitors approach her and are refused. She then becomes utterly captivated by the languid charms of Gilbert Osmond. To him, she represents a superior prize worth at least seventy thousand pounds; through him, she faces a tragic choice.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140622492
SKU
KMK0022720
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Henry James
Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York, but settled in Europe in 1875, spending more than twenty years in London. Many of his novels, including Portrait of a Lady, are concerned with the contrast between American and European character. He wrote some twenty novels including The Europeans, Washington Square, The Bostonians, The Wings of a Dove, The Ambassadors, The ... Read more
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