The Ambassadors by Henry James (Quarter Leather) Franklin Library 1981 Hooks VGC

The Ambassadors by Henry James (Quarter Leather) Franklin Library 1981 Hooks VGC

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The Ambassadors by Henry James (Quarter Leather) Franklin Library 1981 Hooks VGC
Franklin Library
Literature

The Ambassadors (Quarter Leather)

Henry James

£17.99
Printing year 1981
First edition No
Binding Leather
Illustrator Mitchell Hooks
Weight 1 Kg
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. A few very small worn spots to spine, faint foxing to page edges.

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Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, the comtesse de Vionnet. As the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome comes to the conclusion that she must send another envoy to Paris to confront the errant Chad, and a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. James's favourite novel and one of the greatest of his late works, The Ambassadors is a subtle and often witty exploration of different American responses to a European environment.

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