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The Portrait of a Lady — Volume I of II

Henry James

Volume I places the narrator’s account of Isabel’s curiosity beside her reply to Caspar Goodwood about independence. This link covers the first of two volumes and keeps the different speakers and scope explicit.

Who it suits

Readers interested in curiosity, freedom and learning.

Reading experience

Demanding; intricate sentences, social expectations and prolonged personal exchanges. This is an Edsverb editorial guide, not a measured reading score.

The edition

Edition
English electronic edition; Project Gutenberg eBook 2833; underlying print publisher unspecified; catalogue HTML ISBN
Language
English
ISBN
9798238028330

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