The Portrait of a Lady

General Fiction Large Print Edition Capturing the grandeur of Old World wealth and sensibilities, this is one of Jamess most glorious achievements. It is a meditation on wishing and hope, on success and failure, on what life can do to an intense, imaginative, and naive young woman of the 19th centur [...]
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General Fiction Large Print Edition Capturing the grandeur of Old World wealth and sensibilities, this is one of Jamess most glorious achievements. It is a meditation on wishing and hope, on success and failure, on what life can do to an intense, imaginative, and naive young woman of the 19th century. Isabel Archer has been taken abroad by an eccentric aunt to fulfill her potential. In due time, she attracts the attentions of a British aristocrat and a brash American as well as the secret adoration of an invalid cousin. But her innocence and vulnerability lead her not to love, but to a fatal entrapment in intrigue, deception, and betrayal. Ultimately, The Portrait of A Lady is the interior drama of the forming of a womans consciousness.