The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
This classic novel explores the life of a young, independent American woman who inherits a large amount of money and moves to Europe, where she falls into a manipulative and oppressive marriage. The story delves into themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal, as the protagonist navigates the complexities of high society, love, and the consequences of her choices.
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- Published
- 1881
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 400-600
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Retrato De Uma Senhora
- Ritratto Di Signora
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This book is on the following 41 lists:
- 2nd on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 4th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 21st on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 24th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 27th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 29th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 35th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 41st on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 43rd on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 74th on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 146th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books to Love (Sunday Times)
- 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die (BBC Radio Oxford)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 501 Must-Read Books (LibraryThing)
- 50 Greatest Books of All Time (Globe and Mail)
- Amor Towles's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Famous Authors Name Their Favorite Novels(from 1915) (New York Times)
- Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors)
- For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- How to Read and Why (Harold Bloom)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (The American Scholar)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)