The Bostonians / Henry James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminists--Fiction.

Feminists.

Psychological fiction.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations).

Young women--Fiction.

Young women.

Boston (Mass.)--Fiction.

Boston (Mass.).

New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (738 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1921.

Summary:

First published in 1886, The Bostonians is one of James' wittiest social satires. It begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, in search of a career. The book turns on the relationship between Ransom, a conservative civil war veteran, his feminist cousin Olive Chancellor, and Verena Tarrant, a newcomer to their circle whose affections are sought by both Olive and Basil. James' ambivalence towards the reformist movement is made plain in this novel...

Contents:

Title; Contents; Book First; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; XV; XVI; XVII; XVIII; XIX; XX; Book Second; XXI; XXII; XXIII; XXIV; XXV; XXVI; XXVII; XXVIII; XXIX; XXX; XXXI; XXXII; XXXIII; XXXIV; Book Third; XXXV; XXXVI; XXXVII; XXXVIII; XXXIX; XL; XLI; XLII

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 30, 2013).

ISBN:

1-77556-837-7

OCLC:

621318307