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The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 2

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The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 2
By Henry James (1843-1916)

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first

published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and

Macmillan’s Magazine in 1880-1881 and then as a book

in 1881. It is the story of a spirited young American

woman, Isabel Archer, who “affronts her destiny” and

finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of

money and subsequently becomes the victim of

Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like many of James’s
novels, it is set mostly in Europe, notably England and Italy.

Generally regarded as the masterpiece of his early phase of writing, this novel
reflects James’s absorbing interest in the differences between the New World
and the Old. It also treats in a profound way the themes of personal freedom,
responsibility, betrayal, and sexuality. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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