The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1

by James, Henry, 1843-1916

BookID: 2833

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Inheritance and succession -- FictionPsychological fictionLove storiesFathers and daughters -- Fiction

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"The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1880-81. It follows Isabel Archer, a spirited young American woman who inherits a fortune and travels to Europe seeking independence. There she encounters marriage proposals, complex expatriates, and ultimately makes a choice that leads to entrapment rather than freedom. The novel explores themes of personal liberty, responsibility, and betrayal as Isabel discovers that wealth and marriage have drawn her into a web of manipulation and unhappiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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