description: Isabel Archer is one of the greatest heroines in all literature -- an American heiress just arrived in Europe, high-spirited, independent, and faced with a tragic choice. The novel considered by many critics to be James's greatest literary achievement.
language: English
title: The Portrait of a Lady
titlecomplete: The Portrait of a Lady
characters: Pansy Osmond, Isabel Archer, Ralph Touchett, Madame Merle, Gilbert Osmond, Lord Warburton, Henrietta Stackpole, Lydia Touchett, Edward Rosier, Caspar Goodwood
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Classic Literature, American, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Victorian, Novels
ratings_count: 79300
places: Rome, England, Italy, Florence, Tuscany
publisher: Signet Classics