The Ambassadors

Pages: 458
Published: 1903
Language: English

Chad Newsome is enjoying the sophisticated allure of Paris, but his mother wants him home to manage the family business. She dispatches Lambert Strether and Sarah Pocock to retrieve him, but Strether finds himself captivated by Europe's charm and the enigmatic Madame de Vionnet. Torn between duty and desire, Strether must navigate complex personal attachments and the romanticized ideal of France, all while trying to bring Chad back to America.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Reflective Complex Atmospheric Intellectual

Fish Out of Water

Classics Historical Fiction History Literary Fiction Romance

Henry James

Henry James, was an American writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James