The Portrait of a Lady

By (author): "Jan Cohn, Paul Lauter, Henry James"
Publish Date: 1881
The Portrait of a Lady
ISBN0618107355
ISBN139780618107353
AsinThe Portrait of a Lady
CharactersIsabel Archer, Lydia Touchett, Ralph Touchett, Lord Warburton, Gilbert
Original titleThe Portrait of a Lady
By using the 1882 edition of The Portrait of a Lady, the text reflects more clearly the culture from and to which it was written. A significant number of fairly contemporary materials deal with etiquette/behavior, conceptions of the American girl and the American woman, discussions of Americans (especially girls/women) living abroad, and international marriages. Magazine and newspapers articles of the period also help to place Isabel Archer in a historical context. The volume includes reprints of contemporary reviews, emphasizing those that found the ending of the novel perplexing.