The Bostonians
of Henry James
Description
This brilliant satire of the womenâs rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verenaâs heart and remove her from the limelight? âThe Bostonians has a vigor and blithe wit found nowhere else in James,â writes A. S. Byatt in her Introduction. âIt is about idealism in a democracy that is still recovering from a civil war bitterly fought for social ideals . . . [written] with a ferocious, precise, detailedâand wildly comicârealism.â
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 496 pages
- Publisher Modern Library
- Publication Date December 9th 2003
- First Publication 10/30/86
- Language English
- ISBN 9780812969962
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Boston, Massachusetts (United States)']
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