false 264 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg 264 162 1434368 1880 The Portrait of a Lady total:5736|5:1553|4:2016|3:1485|2:515|1:167| 5736 21481 8759 548 159 3.60 27345 2593 6003538 26852 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5035 1880 5 8 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 13:27:39 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:55:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 7870268 291904 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 3 8 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 21:09:01 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 21:14:36 -0700 2007

If I could describe this book in one word it would be "Laborious."

If I were allowed more space, which apparently I am, I would go on to say that in addition to being deathly slow and horrifically boring it is also a little brilliant, a little impressive, ...more...]]> 2966368 185835 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 4 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 11 21:55:12 -0700 2007 Fri May 02 17:37:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23489026 1006902 269 1593080964 9781593080969 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637315m/269.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637315s/269.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/269.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.64 55 Henry James’s greatest masterpiece, The Portrait of a Lady features one of the author’s most magnificent heroines: Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American who becomes a victim of her provincialism during her travels in Europe.

As the story begins, Isabel, resolved to determine her own fate, has turned down two eligible suitors. Her cousin, who is dying of tuberculosis, secretly gives her an inheritance so that she can remain independent and fulfill a grand destiny, but the fortune only leads her to make a tragic choice and marry Gilbert Osmond, an American expatriate who lives in Florence. Outwardly charming and cultivated, but fundamentally cold and cruel, Osmond only brings heartbreak and ruin to Isabel’s life. Yet she survives as she begins to realize that true freedom means living with her choices and their consequences.

Richly complex and nearly aesthetically perfect, The Portrait of a Lady brilliantly portrays the clash between the innocence and exuberance of the New World and the corruption and wisdom of the Old.


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An Interview with Sigmund Freud circa 1911

Vell, zis book by zis man--vhat vas his name? Henry James--vas very very interesting. He is obviously a deeply conflicted individual. Quite clearly an invert filled mit self-loathzing, desiring ze men und at z...more...]]> 66734431 166376 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 0 3 false Sun Aug 09 07:49:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 15:58:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 19244383 952058 479880 0393966461 9780393966466 21 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479880.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.84 193 1880 4 2 false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 17:57:07 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 20:45:55 -0700 2008
Maybe. This book is probably a classic because it is...more...]]> 12379472 726395 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 2 4 false Sat Jan 12 22:49:34 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 22:49:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1885851 102826 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 12 10:37:44 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:19:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 21827477 76685 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 3 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 20:15:01 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 20:20:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20676910 174245 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 1 false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 21 16:06:27 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 04 14:17:55 -0700 2009
Goodreads asks what you learned from the book. Here are a few things I learned. (SPOILER ALERT):

1. I don't think marrying a guy who's poor counts as doing something "good" with your money.
2. If the guy you like demands ...more...]]> 18171176 1005834 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 20 06:54:52 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 06:56:22 -0700 2008
In this book, I love the character of Isabel Archer. She is young, full of ideas, wants to travel and see the world and have experiences (...more...]]> 6037128 141720 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 5 1 false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 11 07:36:53 -0700 2007 Wed May 28 06:51:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5477516 130981 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 1 true Tue Jan 15 13:55:41 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 01 08:37:44 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 15 13:55:25 -0800 2008
One of the more interesting aspects was the issue faced by Isabel about wh...more...]]> 4708062 161897 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 14:39:57 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 20:50:38 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3595250 223993 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 4 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 13:45:49 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 13:45:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 41385378 153 755598 1904633803 9781904633808 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178073954m/755598.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178073954s/755598.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/755598.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 4.17 6 1880 5 1 false Wed Dec 31 06:11:07 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 06:21:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 9851348 654933 264 0141439637 9780141439631 457 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439m/264.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256052439s/264.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/264.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady 3.74 5736 1880 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 02 16:18:28 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 12:04:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=264