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A novel by Henry James about a young American woman who marries an egotistical expatriate and loses her freedom. The novel explores themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal in the context of the New World and the Old.
- Henry James
- 1881
82,141 ratings4,013 reviews. 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 determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors.
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The Portrait of a Lady, novel by Henry James, published in three volumes in 1881. The masterpiece of the first phase of James’s career, the novel is a study of Isabel Archer, a young American woman of great promise who travels to Europe and becomes a victim of her own provincialism.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A film adaptation of Henry James' novel by Jane Campion, starring Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, and Barbara Hershey. It tells the story of Isabel Archer, a young woman who marries a manipulative man in Italy and faces various challenges and betrayals.
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With Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Mary-Louise Parker. An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
A short summary of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Portrait of a Lady.
