The American Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618958739 ISBN-13: 9781618958730 Publisher: Bibliotech Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 300 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1876-77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family. (wikipedia.org) |