The greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant
explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James's The
Ambassadors is edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian
Poole in Penguin Classics. Concerned that her son Chad may have
become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable
Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to
Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually
undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad
refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his
charming companion, Madame de Vionnet, and her daughter, Jeanne. As
the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send
another envoy to confront the errant Chad - and a Strether whose
view of the world has changed profoundly. One of the greatest of
James's late works, The Ambassadors is a subtle and witty
exploration of different responses to a European environment. This
edition of The Ambassadors includes a chronology, further reading,
glossary, notes and an introduction discussing the novel in the
context of James's other works on Americans in Europe, and the
novel's portrayal of Paris. Henry James (1843-1916) son of a
prominent theologian, and brother to the philosopher William James,
was one of the most celebrated novelists of the fin-de-siecle. In
addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism,
biography and autobiography, and much travel writing, he wrote some
twenty novels. His novella 'Daisy Miller' (1878) established him as
a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic, and his other
novels in Penguin Classics include Washington Square (1880), The
Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Awkward Age (1899), The Wings of the
Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904) If
you enjoyed The Ambassadors, you might like Ford Madox Ford's
Parade's End, also available in Penguin Classics.
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