{"product_id":"the-portrait-of-a-lady-by-henry-james","title":"The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegarded by many as Henry James's finest work, and a lucid tragedy exploring the distance between money and happiness, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e contains an introduction by Philip Horne in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. Beneath his veneer of civilized behaviour, Isabel discovers cruelty and a stifling darkness. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, based on the earliest published copy of the novel, is the version read first and loved by most readers in James's lifetime. It also contains a chronology, further reading, notes and an introduction by Philip Horne.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHenry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian, and brother to the philosopher William James, was one of the most celebrated novelists of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efin-de-siècle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, biography and autobiography, and much travel writing, he wrote some twenty novels. His novella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaisy Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic, and his other novels in Penguin Classics include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1880), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1881), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Awkward Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1899), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(1902), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1903) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1904).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, you might like Edith Wharton's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Matchless, a grave description of one of life's great traumas, the passage from innocence to experience'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnita Brookner\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Inspire Bookspace","offers":[{"title":"Used Book in Good Condition","offer_id":40961728184373,"sku":"HM","price":99.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2183\/7201\/products\/IMG_5705.jpg?v=1698741347","url":"https:\/\/www.bookspace.in\/products\/the-portrait-of-a-lady-by-henry-james","provider":"Inspire Bookspace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}