{"product_id":"the-portrait-of-a-lady-penguin-clothbound-classics","title":"The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Clothbound Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHenry James's great masterpiece, now in a stunning Penguin clothbound edition designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith.When 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 and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.This edition is based on the earliest published copy of the novel: this is the version that was read first and loved by most readers in James's lifetime. It also includes an introduction, notes and other editorial materials by leading James scholar Philip Horne.Henry Jamesand was born in 1843 in Washington Place, New York, of Scottish and Irish ancestry. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published beingand Roderick Hudsonand (1875). They includeand The Europeans,and Washington Square,and The Portrait of a Lady,and The Bostonians,and The Princess Casamassima,and The Tragic Muse,and The Spoils of Poynton,and The Awkward Age,and The Wings of the Dove,and The Ambassadorsand andand The Golden Bowl.Philip Horneand is Professor of English at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44232061354044,"sku":"9780141394664","price":4225.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9780141394664_f39f20fd-4048-4edd-a00f-66a5184ba028.jpg?v=1776782208","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-portrait-of-a-lady-penguin-clothbound-classics","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}