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The Portrait Of A Lady

Henry James (1843-1916)

 Henry James was born on April 15th, 1843 in New York City. Henry wrote 20 novels, 112 stories, and 12 plays. Henry was the second of five children. He went to school for science and law, but after a few attempts decided to become a writer instead. James went to Harvard law school in 1862. Henry James died on February 28th, 1916 in London, England. Some of his best work was  [|The Portrait Of A Lady], [|The Turn of The Screw], and [|The Ambassadors] __//.//__ Plot synopsis:

The Portrait of a Lady is about a young girl named Isabel Archer. When her aunt came to visit her in New York she invited Isabel to visit her rich uncle Touchett in London. When she got there she meet her cousin Ralph Touchett, and their neighbor Lord Warburton. Isabel had a couple of proposals from Lord Warburton, and Caspar Goodwood. Both of which she declined." You have no plan of marrying her?" he said, smiling. " Marry her? I should be sorry to play her such a trick! But apart from that, she is perfectly able to marry herself; she has every facility" (James 44). Isabel had yet another proposal from Gilbert Osmond. She did not decline his proposal. Isabel learned that her cousin Ralph is dying back at the estate and wants to go see him in his last hours. But her husband does not want Isabel to go see Ralph. Later she found out that her husband was cheating. When Isabel was in London with dying Ralph, she ran into Caspar Goodwood. Caspar Goodwood begged Isabel to leave Gilbert Osmond and be with him. He kissed her, but she still said no. "I suppose you wish to bid me good-bye?" she said. "Yes-but i don't like it. I don't want to leave Rome," he answered with almost plaintive honesty. "I can well imagine. It is wonderfully good of you. I can't tell you how kind i think you." For a moment more he said nothing. "With a few words like that you make me go" (James 523).

**__ Criticism __** I think that this book was pretty good! I would not recommend younger kids reading __The Portrait of a Lady__ because it would get boring for them, and it would be harder to comprehend. __The Portrait of a Lady__ is one of Henry James most famous novel. [|( More about Henry James)] In 1996 __The Portrait of a Lady__ was made into a film with [|Nicole Kidman]as Isabel and [|John Malkovich] as Gilbert Osmond.

Some other good books by Henry James:
 * __ [|The Alter of the Dead] __
 * __ [|The Beast in the Jungle] __
 * __ [|Washington Square] __
 * __ [|Glasses] __
 * __ [|The Europeans] __
 * __ [|The Death of the Lion] __
 * __ [|The Wings of the Dove] __

Works Cited:


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 * James, Henry. __The Portrait of a Lady__.
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