| Confidence Contributor(s): Cedeno, Yasmira (Editor), James, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1544243839 ISBN-13: 9781544243832 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.58 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Confidence is a novel by Henry James, first published in 1879. This light and somewhat awkward comedy centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine, Angela Vivian. The plot rambles through various romantic entanglements before reaching an uncomplicated, but still believable happy ending. While sketching in Siena, Bernard Longueville meets Angela Vivian and her mother. Later, Bernard's friend and self-proclaimed "mad" scientist Gordon Wright calls Longueville to Baden-Baden to pass judgment on whether he should marry Angela. Bernard recommends against it, based on his belief that Angela is something of a mysterious coquette. So Gordon marries the lightweight (in both senses) Blanche Evers. After a couple years Longueville again meets Angela at a French beach resort and realizes he loves her. They get engaged, and Angela tells Bernard that she had refused Gordon when he proposed to her. Eventually Angela manages to reconcile Gordon and Blanche, who were becoming estranged due to a supposed extramarital affair Blanche had. Everybody lives happily ever after. |