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The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics)

Name: The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics)
ISBN: 0451530527

From the author of Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, and The Golden Bowl . . . The heroine of this powerful novel, often considered James’s greatest work, is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by natur

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“You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part.”

— Henry James, amazon.com

“And remember this, that if you've been hated, you've also been loved.”

— Henry James, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Hate

“It has made me better, loving you. It has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not have them. Theoretically, I was satisfied. I flattered myself that I had limited my wants. But I was subject to irritation; I used to have morb…”

— Henry James, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Dating, Marriage