The American
(2012)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Barnes & Noble, 2012
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781411465992 MWT15347116, 1411465997 15347116
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. "The American" is Henry James novel about American businessman and civil war veteran Christopher Newman, a man who has found early fortune in business and having retired decides to take a tour of Europe. There he meets Claire de Cintre, a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family, whom he falls in love with. The novel is primarily concerned with this courtship. "The American" is a melodramatic social comedy that exemplifies the stark contrasts between America and Europe at the end of the 19th century
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