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The Ambassadors

Author
Henry James
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
15 hours 28 minutes
ISBN
9781802560688
Published
23 September 2024
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Paris
  • self-discovery
  • cultural clash
  • transformation
  • inner conflict
  • expatriate life
  • personal growth
  • duty
  • happiness
  • awakening

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Description

In Henry James's "The Ambassadors," middle-aged Lambert Strether is dispatched to Paris to retrieve his fiancée's wayward son, Chad, and bring him back to the U.S. However, as Strether immerses himself in the enchanting Parisian life and observes Chad's transformation amidst the cultural richness, he begins to question his mission. This sophisticated tale of self-discovery, cultural clash, and the pursuit of happiness is a nuanced exploration of inner conflict and the reawakening of the soul.

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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