The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) by Henry James
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"The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1885–1886. This tragicomedy centers on a battle for the heart and mind of Verena Tarrant, a young feminist speaker. Conservative Mississippi lawyer Basil Ransom and his cousin Olive Chancellor, a passionate Boston feminist, compete for Verena's allegiance. As Olive grooms Verena for a career in women's liberation, Basil pursues her with his own vision of a woman's
proper place. The novel explores political tensions and personal desires in post-Civil War America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bostonians |
| Credits |
Produced by R. Cedron, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Feminists -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19717 |
| Release Date | Nov 5, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 809 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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