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The Portrait of a Lady [1881 edition] (1881)

di Henry James

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The Portrait of a Lady is Henry James's classic novel featuring the strong and spirited Isabel Archer, the embodiment of women's independence and strength. 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.   With an Introduction by Regina Barreca and an Afterword by Colm Tóibín… (altro)
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  laplantelibrary | Apr 26, 2022 |
Isabel Archer and her dear dying friend Ralph Touchett are easily one of my favourite non-items in literature. And what would we do without Miss Henrietta Stackpole? ( )
  markbstephenson | Jun 10, 2010 |
get through the first 100 pages and you're touched, like Lord Warburton "for life" ( )
  jokerofhearts | Jun 26, 2009 |
Henry James is a world unto himself as far as his fiction is concerned.
It seems that after spending so much time in Britain he gained that
English trait of being able to craft an insulted world on the page, one
that bears a passing resembalance to our own but is managed by it's own
rules. The characters in "The Portrait of a Lady" aren't human, despite
their psychological depth. They are intricate creations, working within
the labratory of James' mind. Like machines, they are given certain
instructions they follow without devation and then are put into a
controlled environment where they come into conflict. Though the
psychological density of the novel makes it tough going, it's still an
engaging read, wrapping its world around you with every page.

(This review originally appeared on zombieunderground.net) ( )
  coffeezombie | May 12, 2008 |
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This is the original 1881 version of the novel, notably republished in a Signet Classics edition but possibly elsewhere. It is substantially different from the version James revised for the New York Edition of his works in 1906. Do not combine.
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The Portrait of a Lady is Henry James's classic novel featuring the strong and spirited Isabel Archer, the embodiment of women's independence and strength. 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.   With an Introduction by Regina Barreca and an Afterword by Colm Tóibín

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