The American (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781515112365)

The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1876-1877 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family.

Author: Franklin Ross, Henry James
ISBN-10: 1515112365
ISBN-13: 9781515112365
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2015
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.35d