The Portrait of a Lady
Author: Henry James
An alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here and here.,,Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Reading Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom,….Read More
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