description: The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. This satire of the women’s rights movement in America is the story of the ravishing inspirational speaker Verena Tarrant and the bitter struggle between two distant cousins who seek to control her. Will the privileged Boston feminist Olive Chancellor succeed in turning her beloved ward into a celebrated activist and lifetime companion? Or will Basil Ransom, a conservative southern lawyer, steal Verena’s heart and remove her from the limelight?
language: English
title: The Bostonians
titlecomplete: The Bostonians
characters: Miss Birdseye, Selah Tarrant, Basil Ransom, Olive Chancellor, Mrs. Farrinder, Verena Tarrant, Adeline Luna
genres: American, Literary Fiction, Victorian, Feminism, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, Classics, Novels, 19th Century
ratings_count: 7273
places: Boston, Massachusetts