The American by Henry James
"The American" by Henry James is a novel published in 1877. Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, travels to Europe seeking culture and a refined wife. He falls for Claire de Cintré, a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family. But Newman's honest American spirit collides with Old World class prejudices and dark family secrets. As romance blooms and complications mount, he must navigate the treacherous divide between New World optimism and
European sophistication in this tale of international manners and mismatched worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The American |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_(novel) |
| Credits | Pauline J. Iacono, John Hamm and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Widows -- Fiction |
| Subject | Courtship -- Fiction |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Culture conflict -- Fiction |
| Subject | Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 177 |
| Release Date | Mar 12, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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