The Portrait of a Lady
By Henry James
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"The Portrait of a Lady" follows a young woman who journeys to Europe. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates.
Henry James wrote the novel when he was only 37, but it is considered by scholars to be one of his best and it is regarded as the masterpiece of James's early period.
Henry James
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and non-fiction. He spent most of his life in Europe, and much of his work regards the interactions and complexities between American and European characters. Among his works in this vein are The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians (1886), and The Ambassadors (1903). Through his influence, James ushered in the era of American realism in literature. In his lifetime he wrote 12 plays, 112 short stories, 20 novels, and many travel and critical works. He was nominated three times for the Noble Prize in Literature.
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