Book · 1881 · Fiction

Portrait of a Lady

Name: Portrait of a Lady
Author: Henry James

Oxford University Press · 656 pages

★ 8.1 editorial score

Isabel Archer, an American with opinions and a sudden fortune, turns down good proposals and marries badly in Italy. James stays so close inside her mind that her mistakes feel like your own.

Genre

Romance Existentialism

Medium

Novel

Subject

Marriage Relationships

Setting

Europe

Time

1881Depicts Victorian Era (Britain)Depicts 1880s

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