The Ambassadors

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781841593746 Author(s): Henry James Format: Hardcover Illustrator: Jen Hill Language: English Year: 2016 Publisher: Everyman Pages: 548 Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS

Description: The original American in Paris. This dark comedy, seen as one of the masterpieces of James's final period, has all the elements of great writing, brilliant plot and gorgeous setting- An Edwardian gentleman from the States arrives in seedy and sophisticated Paris to rescue his wayward future step son. But his innocent American background has not prepared him for such seduction...Beautiful hardback gift edition of this collectable classic.This complex tale of self-discovery -- considered by the author to be his best work -- traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether. Arriving in Paris with the intention of persuading his young charge to abandon an obsession with a French woman and return home, Strether reaches unexpected conclusions.

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