The Ambassadors (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) EPUB
by Henry James
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The Ambassadors, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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One of Henry Jamess three late masterpieces, and an exemplar of his complex, mature style, The Ambassadors is considered by many the authors finest work. James himself judged it to be frankly, quite the best, all round, of my productions.
The story follows Lambert Strether, a staunch and stoical New Englander, as he travels abroad to rescue his employers prodigal son, Chad, from the seductive pitfalls of existence in Paris. Yet the social pleasures of the European capital awaken new urges in the fifty-five year old, and he begins to reconsider his own inadequately realized life. He soon beseeches Chad, Live all you can; its a mistake not to. It doesnt so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you havent had that what have you had?
As Strether himself becomes involved in a relationship with the fascinating Maria Gostrey, a second, more determined, ambassador is dispatched. An ultimatum is deliveredand resistedbut then an accident reveals surprising truths to Strether, and he must decide whether his loyalties lie with old Europe or new America.
A bittersweet paean to the life not lived, The Ambassadors is one of the most achingly beautiful and moving novels ever written.
The story follows Lambert Strether, a staunch and stoical New Englander, as he travels abroad to rescue his employers prodigal son, Chad, from the seductive pitfalls of existence in Paris. Yet the social pleasures of the European capital awaken new urges in the fifty-five year old, and he begins to reconsider his own inadequately realized life. He soon beseeches Chad, Live all you can; its a mistake not to. It doesnt so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you havent had that what have you had?
As Strether himself becomes involved in a relationship with the fascinating Maria Gostrey, a second, more determined, ambassador is dispatched. An ultimatum is deliveredand resistedbut then an accident reveals surprising truths to Strether, and he must decide whether his loyalties lie with old Europe or new America.
A bittersweet paean to the life not lived, The Ambassadors is one of the most achingly beautiful and moving novels ever written.
Kyle Patrick Smithwas raised in San Diego, California, and educated at Harvard. A writer and critic, he lives in Manhattan.
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