James, Henry, 1843-1916

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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.)



New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young women -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Feminists -- Fiction

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