The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James
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"The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1880-81. It follows Isabel Archer, a spirited young American woman who inherits a fortune and travels to Europe seeking independence. There she encounters marriage proposals, complex expatriates, and ultimately makes a choice that leads to entrapment rather than freedom. The novel explores themes of personal liberty, responsibility, and betrayal as Isabel discovers that wealth and
marriage have drawn her into a web of manipulation and unhappiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portrait_of_a_Lady |
| Credits | Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Married women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Italy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- Italy -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2833 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 10292 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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