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The Portrait of a Lady

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Based on 79,814 Ratings and 3,777 Reviews

Book Description
One of the great heroines of American literature, Isabel Archer, journeys to Europe in order to, as Henry James writes in his 1908 Preface, "affront her destiny." James began The Portrait of a Lady without a plot or subject, only the slim but provocative notion of a young woman taking control of her fate. The result is a richly imagined study of an American heiress who turns away her suitors in a... More
Book Information
PublisherModern Library
BindingPaperback (52 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages640
ISBN-100375759190
ISBN-13978-0375759192
Publication Date02/12/2002
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About Henry James (Author) : Henry James was a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Henry James include The Bostonians (Everyman's Library (Paper)), The Ambassadors, Partial Portraits.
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About Anita Brookner (Introduction) : Anita Brookner is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Anita Brookner include The Portrait of a Lady (Modern Library Classics), Family and Friends.
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