Author:Henry James,Richard Lansdown,Richard Lansdown,Richard Lansdown
Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.
With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, THE BOSTONIANS is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.
Extraordinary prose
—— Sunday TimesAs Kipling was to the secrets of the jungle, so is Baker to modern domesticity, equally ready with fascinating observation
—— Daily TelegraphThere is a good deal more everyday wonder here than in a hundred original miscellanies
—— ObserverThis might be Baker's best yet - you're in for a treat
—— Evening StandardLike the small, agreeable sensations it so deftly evokes, this modestly scaled story is a pleasure that can add cheer to an entire day
—— SpectatorUtterly convincing and compelling ... A stunning feat of the imagination and an absolute must-read
—— Steven PressfieldDenys Johnson-Davies...the leading Arabic-English translator of our time
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