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Library of America Complete Novels of Henry James Ser.: Henry James: Novels 1881-1886 (LOA #29) : Washington Square / the Portrait of a Lady / the Bostonians by Henry James (1985, Hardcover)

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Written in London and Italy between 1879 and 1885, the novels in this Library of America volume portray American women confronting crises of independence and possession. Studies in the exercise of power that marks relations between sexes, classes, and cultures, they show James's special solicitude for the young heroines who occupy the center of his fictional world. Washington Square (1880) examines the life of Catherine Sloper, a plain, sweet, young woman who lives imprisoned by the selfishness of those close to her: her lover, who cares only for her fortuâ‰ her aunt, who meddles for the sake of romantic intrigue; and her protective father, who repays her adoration with irony and wit. Set in the New York of the 1840s, Washington Square evokes the still-intimate city of James's childhood while presenting a frightening moral lesson in the human consequences of manipulation and indifference. The Portrait of a Lady (1881) is the story of Isabel Archer, a beautiful, idealistic, and inexperienced American woman who is made wealthy by her uncle at the instigation of her dying cousin. Surrounded by the seductive pleasures of nineteenth-century Europe, she preserves her idealism despite involvement with some who would divert her life to uses of their own--Caspar Goodwood, virile American captain of industry; Lord Warburton, scion of British aristocracy; Gilbert Osmond, connoisseur and collector of beautiful objects; Madame Merle, subtle and charming expatriate of unknown connections; and indomitable Henrietta Stackpole, roving journalist and steadfast friend. James's many-layered masterpiece concerns the perilous American pursuit of individual freedom. The Bostonians (1886) presents an unusual contest for the affections of Verena Tarrant, the lovely, naÃ¯ve, and pliant daughter of a mesmerist lecturer. She is courted by two cousins: Basil Ransom, an impractical Mississippi landowner now pursuing a meager New York legal practice, and Olive Chancellor, a rich young Boston feminist. Against the richly textured backdrop of Boston and New York society, they enact a drama of confused identity and willful calculation that demonstrates the power and the perils engendered by the refusal of self-knowledge. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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Publisher
Library of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0940450305
ISBN-13
9780940450301
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1025672

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Book Title
Henry James: Novels 1881-1886 (LOA #29) : Washington Square / the Portrait of a Lady / the Bostonians
Author
Henry James
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Classics, Literary
Publication Year
1985
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
1262 Pages

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8.2in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
28 Oz

Additional Product Features

Age Range
18
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Ps2112 1985
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Copyright Date
1985
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
85-005207
Series
Library of America Complete Novels of Henry James Ser.

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by luvtoshopbargai...Sep 27, 2021
I was excited to receive this!
I was excited to get this Henry James book containing three of his works. I really loved readying Washington Square. I also have the movie with Montgomery Clift and Olivia de Havilland, which is excellent. I am on to the other two stores. I'm sure I will enjoy them as well. I love James' writing style. The book was in excellent condition and arrived quickly.
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