
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James (1881)
“A young American woman with everything goes to Europe, refuses every offer of freedom, and walks deliberately into the most elegant trap in literary history.”
EraVictorian / Realist
Pages656
Difficulty★★★★☆ Advanced
AP Appearances9
Major Themes
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freedom
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marriage
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betrayal
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identity
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