James, Henry, 1843-1916

The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Portrait_of_a_Lady Release date is 2001-09-01

Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger

"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.)



Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Psychological fiction Love stories Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Italy -- Fiction Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction

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