{"product_id":"9780141394664","title":"The Portrait of a Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): James, Henry, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/11\/2014,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 768 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classic fiction\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780141394664\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eHenry James's great masterpiece, now in a stunning Penguin clothbound edition designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition is based on the earliest published copy of the novel: this is the version that was read first and loved by most readers in James's lifetime. It also includes an introduction, notes and other editorial materials by leading James scholar Philip Horne. Henry James was born in 1843 in Washington Place, New York, of Scottish and Irish ancestry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl. Philip Horne is Professor of English at University College London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35548266692761,"sku":"9780141394664","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780141394664.jpg?v=1601404764","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780141394664","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}