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The Ambassadors

Author
Henry James
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
382 pages
ISBN
9781909676169
Published
15 August 2013
Imprint
Sovereign
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  • tragicomedy
  • melodrama
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  • humour
  • comedy
  • dark comedy
  • stream of consciousness
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"The Ambassadors" by Henry James is a captivating novel that follows Lambert Strether, an American sent to Paris by his wealthy fiancée to retrieve her wayward son, Chad Newsome. Immersed in the seductive charm of the Parisian high society, Strether finds himself torn between his duty and newfound affection for the sophisticated European lifestyle. As he befriends Chad's cosmopolitan circle, Strether begins to question his own identity and values, undergoing a personal transformation. The novel delves deep into themes of cultural clash, self-discovery, and the complexities of human relationships.

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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