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Daisy Miller: A Study

Author
Henry James
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
60 pages
ISBN
9781909175808
Published
15 September 2012
Imprint
Sovereign
  • American girl
  • social conventions
  • cultural clash
  • European society
  • innocence
  • scandal
  • romance
  • societal judgment
  • expatriate
  • character study

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"Daisy Miller: A Study" by Henry James delves into the life of Daisy Miller, a young, vibrant American girl traveling through Europe. Through the eyes of Frederick Winterbourne, a compatriot who becomes infatuated with her, we witness Daisy's disregard for social conventions, which stirs controversy among European high society. As her free-spirited nature invites scandal and misinterpretation, James masterfully examines themes of cultural clash, innocence, and societal judgment, presenting a poignant critique of social mores.

Author

Henry James (1843–1916) is among the supreme novelists in English — an American who made Europe his stage and consciousness his subject. In The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove he traced Americans abroad through drawing rooms, secrets, and moral choice with unmatched psychological precision. James wrote sentences that think: long, exacting, and alive to every shade of feeling between people.

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