{"product_id":"the-bostonians-paperback","title":"The Bostonians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There was nothing weak about Miss Olive, she was a fighting woman, and she would fight him to the death'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasil Ransom, an attractive young Mississippi lawyer, is on a visit to his cousin Olive, a wealthy feminist, in Boston when he accompanies her to a meeting on the subject of women's emancipation. One of the speakers is Verena Tarrant, and although he disapproves of all she claims to stand for, Basil is immediately captivated by her and sets about 'reforming' her with his traditional views. But Olive has already made Verena her prot g e, and soon a battle is under way for exclusive possession of her heart and mind. \u003cb\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/b\u003e is one of James's most provocative and astute portrayals of a world caught between old values and the lure of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Lansdown's introduction discusses \u003cb\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/b\u003e as James's most successful political work and his funniest novel. This edition contains extracts from Tocqueville and from James's 'The American Scene', which illuminate the novel's social context. There are also notes and a bibliography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry James\u003c\/b\u003e (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. He spent his early life in America and studied in Geneva, London and Paris during his adolescence to gain the worldly experience so prized by his father. He lived in Newport, went briefly to Harvard Law School, and in 1864 began to contribute both criticism and tales to magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1869, and then in 1872-74, he paid visits to Europe and began his first novel, \u003cb\u003eRoderick Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e. Late in 1875 he settled in Paris, where he met Turgenev, Flaubert, and Zola, and wrote \u003cb\u003eThe American\u003c\/b\u003e (1877). In December 1876 he moved to London, where two years later he achieved international fame with \u003cb\u003eDaisy Miller\u003c\/b\u003e. Other famous works include \u003cb\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/b\u003e (1880), \u003cb\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/b\u003e (1881), \u003cb\u003eThe Princess Casamassima\u003c\/b\u003e (1886), \u003cb\u003eThe Aspern Papers\u003c\/b\u003e (1888), \u003cb\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/b\u003e (1898), and three large novels of the new century, \u003cb\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/b\u003e (1902), \u003cb\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/b\u003e (1903) and \u003cb\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/b\u003e (1904). In 1905 he revisited the United States and wrote \u003cb\u003eThe American Scene\u003c\/b\u003e (1907).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his career he also wrote many works of criticism and travel. Although old and ailing, he threw himself into war work in 1914, and in 1915, a few months before his death, he became a British subject. In 1916 King George V conferred the Order of Merit on him. He died in London in February 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226946584825,"sku":"9780140437669","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M3dtUkZJUTA1WE5EYjBBZW9XZU1rZz09.webp?v=1768273653","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-bostonians-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}