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The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

Form
Form Novel
Year
Year 1881
Pages
Pages 550

A young American woman inherits a fortune meant to set her free, and chooses, out of all her suitors, the one man who wanted only the fortune and a collectible wife.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James

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