London. 19 cm. 656 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Henry James ; edited with an introduction by Geoffrey Moore and notes by Patricia Crick. [Single Works ]. Penguin classics. Reprinted with new chronology and further reading. Includes bibliographical references (p. 654-656). Also issued online. First published in 1881 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 0141439637
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When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword and that there is a price to be paid for independence. With its subtle delineation of American characters in a European setting, Portrait of a Lady is one of the most accomplished and popular of Henry James's early novels.
Born in New York of Irish and Scottish ancestry and educated in New York, London and Paris, Henry James is best known for his cosmopolitan and often haunting portraits of European and American life. He was also a prolific writer of literary criticism and shorter fiction. James settled in England in 1876, where he spent most of the rest of his life and completed his best-known work.
Geoffrey Moore was General Editor for the works of Henry James in Penguin
Patricia Crick teaches Modern Languages
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