The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for James, Henry (1843–1916).
Catalogue synopsis
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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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1
- Author credits: James, Henry (1843–1916)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Americans -- Italy -- Fiction
- Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
- Italy -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Married women -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Novels
- Harvard Classics
- Italy
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