The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.’Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future – one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels even more inclined to turn down two eligible suitors on the basis that she is a woman of her own means. However, a trip to Italy heralds her downfall when she meets the charming Gilbert Osmond, a worthless, yet ambitious and scheming dilettante.

THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Henry James

CONTENTS

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Title Page (#u1b6ccc05-5106-593a-b502-d6dc6a3a23bb)

Volume I (of II) (#ubc6ba0b1-d628-55ea-95e0-81e0385d5fb1)

Preface (#u6f9a93e3-c660-5480-8c00-b212aa10816f)

Chapter 1 (#u8bfcb5e5-d0e1-5aac-a213-035538f7821e)

Chapter 2 (#ua0a472fa-6ec9-574e-a1d0-530c53bfbc4b)

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Volume II (of II) (#litres_trial_promo)

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