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The Portrait of a Lady

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Portrait of a Lady
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Henry James
Foreword by Brandon Taylor
SeriesPenguin Vitae
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:672
Dimensions(mm): Height 205,Width 134
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780143137320
ClassificationsDewey:813.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin Classics
NZ Release Date 14 February 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

Henry James's beloved masterpiece, now in a beautiful hardcover edition featuring James's groundbreaking essay "The Art of Fiction," with a foreword by acclaimed novelist Brandon Taylor A Penguin Vitae Edition The Portrait of a Lady is regarded by many as Henry James's finest work, and a lucid tragedy exploring the distance between money and happiness. 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. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. Beneath his veneer of civilized behavior, Isabel discovers cruelty and a stifling darkness. In this portrait of a "young woman affronting her destiny," Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.

Author Biography

Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and died in London. In addition to many short stories, plays, and books of criticism, autobiography, and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl.