The Bostonians : a novel

Author(s)

• James, Henry
• Lansdown, Richard

Bibliographic Information

The Bostonians : a novel

Henry James ; edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Lansdown

（Penguin classics）

Penguin Books, 2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxi-xxxvi)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins. With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, THE BOSTONIANS is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA66819713
• ISBN:
  • 0140437665
• LCCN: 2001268231
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xlv, 396 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS2116
  • DC21 : 813/.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Young women -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Feminists -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Cousins -- Fiction
  • FREE : Psychological fiction. lcsh
  • FREE : Love stories. gsafd
  • FREE : Satire. lcsh
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646