{"product_id":"the-portrait-of-a-lady-paperback-1","title":"The Portrait of a Lady - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnita Brookner\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great heroines of American literature, Isabel Archer, journeys to Europe in order to, as Henry James writes in his 1908 Preface, \"affront her destiny.\" James began \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e without a plot or subject, only the slim but provocative notion of a young woman taking control of her fate. The result is a richly imagined study of an American heiress who turns away her suitors in an effort to first establish--and then protect--her independence. But Isabel's pursuit of spiritual freedom collapses when she meets the captivating Gilbert Osmond. \"James's formidable powers of observation, his stance as a kind of bachelor recorder of human doings in which he is not involved,\" writes Hortense Calisher, \"make him a first-class documentarian, joining him to that great body of storytellers who amass what formal history cannot.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the great heroines of American literature, Isabel Archer, journeys to Europe in order to, as Henry James writes in his 1908 Preface, \"affront her destiny.\" James began \"The Portrait of a Lady without a plot or subject, only the slim but provocative notion of a young woman taking control of her fate. The result is a richly imagined study of an American heiress who turns away her suitors in an effort to first establish--and then protect--her independence. But Isabel's pursuit of spiritual freedom collapses when she meets the captivating Gilbert Osmond. \"James's formidable powers of observation, his stance as a kind of bachelor recorder of human doings in which he is not involved,\" writes Hortense Calisher, \"make him a first-class documentarian, joining him to that great body of storytellers who amass what formal history cannot.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Brookner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty novels, including \u003ci\u003eFalling Slowly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUndue Influence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHotel du Lac\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Booker Prize. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.02 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52024903696685,"sku":"9780375759192","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-portrait-of-a-lady-paperback-9035312.webp?v=1777427529","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-portrait-of-a-lady-paperback-1","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}