The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)

Description

"The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1885–1886. This tragicomedy centers on a battle for the heart and mind of Verena Tarrant, a young feminist speaker. Conservative Mississippi lawyer Basil Ransom and his cousin Olive Chancellor, a passionate Boston feminist, compete for Verena's allegiance. As Olive grooms Verena for a career in women's liberation, Basil pursues her with his own vision of a woman's proper place. The novel explores political tensions and personal desires in post-Civil War America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
• Psychological fiction
• Young women -- Fiction
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
• Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
• Feminists -- Fiction
• PS