The Bostonians

Author: Henry James; Richard Lansdown (Introduction by)

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Price : $27.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780140437669
Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint : Penguin Books, Limited
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Weight (g) : 0.339
Publication date : 01 March 2001
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Henry James; Richard Lansdown (Introduction by)
Series : Classics Ser.
Edition : 1
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Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, The Bostonians is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.

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