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The Penguin English Library edition of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry JamesShe knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent, he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated herWhen Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming ...

Did she know and if she knew would she speak?The story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as troubled artistic consciousness Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century C...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesIm a fearful, frightful flirt! Did you ever hear of a nice girl that was not?This edition contains two of Henry Jamess most popular short works. Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts...