Isabel Archer, from New York, is invited by her rich family to visit their estate, near London. There she meets A Robust Man, Lord Warburton, who proposes. She Declines his proposal, as well as Caspar Goodwood's. She feels that a marriage like either of these would infringe upon her freedom. She finally decides to marry an American expatriate Gilbert Osmond. This is when life gets especially complicated for Isabel.
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Isabel Archer, from New York, is invited by her rich family to visit their estate, near London. There she meets A Robust Man, Lord Warburton, who proposes. She Declines his proposal, as well as Caspar Goodwood's. She feels that a marriage like either of these would infringe upon her freedom. She finally decides to marry an American expatriate Gilbert Osmond. This is when life gets especially complicated for Isabel.
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One of Henry James's best books, this is an intricately plotted account of a young, idealistic American woman caught in a web by devious Europeans. Isabel is the lady of the title, visiting Europe for the first time in the 1870's. Our book club read this together, and had a lively discussion. Not everyone liked the heroine, but all agreed that this is a beautifully written and fascinating novel.
