Bøker av Henry James

When 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 determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. She then finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond, who, beneath his veneer of charm and cultivation, is cruelty itself. A story of intense poignancy, Isabel's tale of love and betrayal still resonates with modern audiences.

The Portrait of a Lady is widely held to be the outstanding work of Henry James¿s ¿early¿ period, and among the finest novels of his entire career.When the eccentric Mrs. Touchett ¿takes up¿ her charming American niece, Isabel Archer, and returns with her to England, her husband and son, the invalid Ralph, are first mystified, then bemused. Soon, however, they are smitten, as also is their aristocratic neighbor, Lord Warburton. It is not long until a proposal of marriage comes from the English lord, but Isabel is not so quickly conquered. Besides, she has left a rejected suitor back in Boston, an archetypal American industrial magnate, Caspar Goodwood.Through a surprising bequest in Mr. Touchett¿s will, Isabel becomes a wealthy heiress. As she travels with her aunt through Europe, Isabel encounters several remarkable figures in the American émigré communities in which Mrs. Touchett has her social circles. She also is led towards a third suitor in Florence, and this encounter proves decisive.The novel took shape as James travelled on the Continent, after having lived in London for some years. That sense of place and displacement suffuses the book, but it remains the backdrop to the main business of the story: the unfolding of relationships around the figure of Isabel Archer. James explains in an illuminating preface how his heroine and her attendant characters took hold of him. His artistic vision was to display Isabel¿s character in action, embedded in this web of relations.The Portrait of a Lady is one of the supreme examples of James¿s capacity to display how moral imagination and concrete action emerge in character. But along with this, the novel explores the perception and persistence of love, dissects the psychological gradations between magnanimity and malice, and contrasts the energy and ambition of the new world with the allure and ennui of the old.This Standard Ebooks edition follows the New York edition, which incorporates the revisions James made to his text in 1908, almost thirty years after he first wrote it.

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Daisy Miller, by Henry James, published in 1878. Winterbourne and Daisy Miller, a beautiful American girl, fall in love with each other. His pursuit of her is hindered by her flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy. James' "Daisy Miller" was a big success when it was published in 1878 and continues to be popular. Although some people criticized the story for being an "outrage on American Girlhood," Daisy Miller is one of James' most popular works, as well as The Turn of the Screw.

The smart and strong-willed Isabel Archer is brought to Europe by her well-off aunt Touchett toenter wedlock. Resolved to navigate her own destiny, she unabashedly turns down two eligible suitorswho offer their wealth and devotion to her. Amongst this, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to ahandsome, cruel charmer.Renowned as a masterpiece among James's early writings, this novel portrays the stark contrastbetween naivety and high spirits of the new world and deception and wisdom of the old. It alsoprofoundly counters the themes of individual liberty, duty, treachery and sexuality.

The Sacred Fount by Henry James has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.