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- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Fiction novel
- Published: 1881
- Publishers: Houghton Mifflin Company
- Pages: 672
- ISBN 0192833693
- Setting: Mid-1800s in America and Europe
- Main character: Isabel Archer
- Adaptations: Film, play, mini series
- First published as a serial in a magazine
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Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady was first published in 1881. In 1996 the book was adapted into a film starring Nicole Kidman as the main character Isabel.
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Plot Synopsis
The Portrait of a Lady follows the life of Isabel Archer, who inherits a large sum of money after her father's death. Spirited young Archer travels to Europe to meet her destiny, and what she finds becomes overwhelming.Critical Reception
"When it was published in November 1881, The Portrait of a Lady was met with an overwhelming critical response. Reviewers compared James's artistry to that of George Eliot, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ivan Turgenev." — Penguin Grou
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