12%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
€ 10.99
€ 9.66
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Portrait of a Lady
Paperback. Considered by many as one of the finest novels in the English language, The Portrait of a Lady is both a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in machinations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition usefully tracks the major textual changes James made for his New York Edition. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
'One ought to choose something very deliberately, and be faithful to that.' Isabel Archer is a young, intelligent, and spirited American girl, determined to relish her first experience of Europe. She rejects two eligible suitors in her fervent commitment to liberty and independence, declaring that she will never marry. Thanks to the generosity of her devoted cousin Ralph, she is free to make her own choice about her destiny. Yet in the intoxicating worlds of Paris, Florence, and Rome, her fond illusions of self-reliance are twisted by the machinations of her friends and apparent allies. What had seemed to ... Read more
'One ought to choose something very deliberately, and be faithful to that.' Isabel Archer is a young, intelligent, and spirited American girl, determined to relish her first experience of Europe. She rejects two eligible suitors in her fervent commitment to liberty and independence, declaring that she will never marry. Thanks to the generosity of her devoted cousin Ralph, she is free to make her own choice about her destiny. Yet in the intoxicating worlds of Paris, Florence, and Rome, her fond illusions of self-reliance are twisted by the machinations of her friends and apparent allies. What had seemed to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199217946
SKU
V9780199217946
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-16
About Henry James
Roger Luckhurst is the author of several books on Victorian literature and culture, and the Gothic and science fiction. He is a regular reviewer and commentator on BBC Radio 4. For OUP his books include The Invention of Telepathy (2002) and The Fin de Siecle: A Reader in Cultural History c. 1880-1900 (2000). For Oxford World's Classics he has edited ... Read more
Reviews for The Portrait of a Lady