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Ambassadors by Henry James (2008, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100141441321
ISBN-139780141441320
eBay Product ID (ePID)128723819
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmbassadors
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Classics, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2008
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorHenry James
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"He is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare in the history of poetry." --Graham Greene, “He is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare in the history of poetry.â€� —Graham Greene, He is as solitary in the history of the novel as Shakespeare in the history of poetry.” —Graham Greene
Notes byPoole, Adrian
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.4
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James's The Ambassadors is edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole in Penguin Classics. Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, Madame de Vionnet, and her daughter, Jeanne. As the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad - and a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. One of the greatest of James's late works, The Ambassadors is a subtle and witty exploration of different responses to a European environment. This edition of The Ambassadors includes a chronology, further reading, glossary, notes and an introduction discussing the novel in the context of James's other works on Americans in Europe, and the novel's portrayal of Paris., When Chadwick Newsome, a young American favoured with fortune and independence, becomes entangled in a liaison dangereux with a Parisian temptress, his overbearing mother deploys her future husband, the elderly, amiable Strether, as an ambassador to engineer his safe return. But seduced by the ambient charms of Paris and the bewitching comtesse de Vionnet, Strether soon deserts to Chadwick's side, initiating a sparkling tale of mistaken intentions, comic accident and false allegiances which culminates in the deployment of another, less fallible ambassador - the cold, glittering, ruthless Sarah Pocock.
LC Classification NumberPS2110.A5 2008
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