The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics)

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Author

Publication

2008-06-26 - Penguin Books Ltd

Language

English

Word Count

140,000 words, Guess

Page Count

560 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL7359955M
ISBN-139780141441269
ISBN-100141441267
OCLC Control Number173078613
OCLC Control Numberportraitoflady0000jame_y3j8

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LibraryThing9984

Classifications

LCCPS2110

Description

The heroine of this powerful novel, often considered James’s greatest work, is the vivacious young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek the full realization of her potential—or in modern terms, “to find herself”—but what awaits her there may prove to be her undoing. During her journey, wooers vie for her attentions, including an English aristocrat, a perfect American gentleman, and a sensitive expatriate. But it is only after the ingenue falls prey to the schemes of an infinitely sophisticated older woman that her life takes on its true form. With its brilliant interplay of tensions and characters, The Portrait of a Lady is a timeless and essential American novel.