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The Ambassadors

By Henry James

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| eBook | 9780141907604

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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 ChaContinue

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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  • Book Review: Henry James: Novels, 1903-1911 - The Ambassadors/ The Golden Bowl/ The Outcry, Edited by Ross Posnock Share

    The Library of America is an incredible imprint. The non-profit publishing house (now in their 28th year) seeks to preserve classic American literature in affordable hard-cover editions. Their six-volume collection of the complete novels of Henry Jam ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Sun, 20 Feb 2011

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  • The cover shows a detail from 'The Spinet' by Thomas Wilmar Dewing, in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington

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