The Portrait of a Lady

James, Henry , 1843-1916

The Portrait of a Lady / Henry James / il. Colleen Browning - Collector's edition - Norwalk, Connecticut : Easton Press , 1978 , c1881 - 4 sound discs. (5 hours 13 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. - The 100 greatest books ever written .

Henry James' 1881 romantic classic, The Portrait of a Lady, unfolds the story of Isabel Archer, a spritely young American, who visits her aunt in London, subsequently receives two marriage proposals, and declines them both. However, when she receives a large inheritance and meets Gilbert Osmond in her travels to Florence, Isabel accepts his hand in marriage. Once married, their relationship sours quickly, forcing Isabel to confront the choices she's made and the consequences she faces.


Inheritance and succession---Fiction
Fathers and daughters----Fiction
Americans---Italy----Fiction
Married women----Fiction
Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character)----Fiction


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Love stories
Psychological fiction

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