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The Portrait of a Lady (Collins Classics)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Portrait of a Lady (Collins Classics)
Contributors:
By (Author) Henry James
Series:
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:
William Collins
Publication Date:
8th December 2011
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
768
Dimensions:
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 45mm
Weight:
400g
Description
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Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.'
Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels even more inclined to turn down two eligible suitors on the basis that she is a woman of her own means. However, a trip to Italy heralds her downfall when she meets the charming Gilbert Osmond, a worthless, yet ambitious and scheming dilettante.
Author Bio
Henry James, an American-born writer, was regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
