Daisy Miller

James, Henry

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Although originally from America, James travelled in Europe extensively, settling finally in England. His work shows a recognition of the differing culture, social practices and lives of these very different continents.

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Publish Date: 28/06/2007
ISBN: 9780141441344 Category: Tag:

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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 leave 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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Weight 101 g
Dimensions 197 × 129 × 7 mm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

79

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

813.4 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K