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The Portrait of a Lady (Collins Classics)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Portrait of a Lady (Collins Classics)
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Henry James
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| Series | Collins Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:768 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780007902286
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.4 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
William Collins
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| Publication Date |
1 October 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.' Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future - one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels even more inclined to turn down two eligible suitors on the basis that she is a woman of her own means. However, a trip to Italy heralds her downfall when she meets the charming Gilbert Osmond, a worthless, yet ambitious and scheming dilettante.
Author Biography
Henry James, an American-born writer, was regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
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