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Daisy Miller

By Henry James
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Daisy Miller by Henry James follows a young, spirited American woman, Daisy, as she navigates the complexities of European high society. Through the eyes of Winterbourne, an American expatriate, the story explores themes of cultural clash and social conventions. The novella examines the consequences of judgment and misunderstanding in an environment resistant to change.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate intricately drawn characters and cultural contrasts. This story delves into the complexities of innocence and experience, set amidst the backdrop of European society. Henry James crafts a tale exploring societal norms and personal freedom, which can captivate readers interested in nuanced narratives.

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Daisy Miller

Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of those conventions?

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Part of a series of new editions of Henry James's most famous novels and short stories.

Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of those conventions?

When she strikes up an intimate friendship with an urbane young Italian, her flat refusal to observe the codes of respectable behaviour leaves her perilously exposed. In Daisy Miller, James created his first great portrait of the enigmatic and dangerously independent American woman, a figure who would come to dominate his later masterpieces.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141441344

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by David Lodge

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 102g

Pages: 128

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Featured Fiction General Fiction Henry James Literary Fiction New Release Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Henry James (Author) Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.

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