Products specifications
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Author
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Henry James |
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Pub Date
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14/08/2000 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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448 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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813.4 |
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GBPPrice
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12.99 |
Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.
With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, THE BOSTONIANS is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.
