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The portrait of a lady

James, Henry 1843-1916 (Author). Luckhurst, Roger. (Added Author).

Summary: 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. - ;'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 comm.

Record details

ISBN: 0199217947
ISBN: 9780199217946
ISBN: 0191568155
ISBN: 9780191568152
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 600 pages)
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Henry James; THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY; Explanatory Notes.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.