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The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest.
- Henry James
- 1881
80,922 ratings3,881 reviews. 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 determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors.
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The Portrait of a Lady, novel by Henry James, published in three volumes in 1881. The masterpiece of the first phase of James’s career, the novel is a study of Isabel Archer, a young American woman of great promise who travels to Europe and becomes a victim of her own provincialism.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A short summary of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Portrait of a Lady.
- James Roberts
- 1977
Sep 1, 2001 · Sep 1, 2001. Most Recently Updated. Feb 26, 2021. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 1181 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Henry James
- Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger
- 1881
- English
Sep 20, 2016 · “The Portrait of a Lady” was, like “Roderick Hudson,” begun in Florence, during three months spent there in the spring of 1879. Like “ Roderick ” and like “ The American ,” it had been designed for publication in “ The Atlantic Monthly ,” where it began to appear in 1880.
The Portrait of a Lady explores the conflict between the individual and society by examining the life of Isabel Archer, a young American woman who must choose between her independent spirit and the demands of social convention.
