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'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.
| ISBN: | 9780007902286 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2011 |
| Author: | Henry James |
| Publisher: | William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 752 pages |
| Series: | Collins Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Feminism and feminist theory Capitalism Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice and issues Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Social classes Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Classic fiction: general and literary |