The protagonist of this novel attempts to help Madame Dandelard, an Italian woman fleeing from her abusive husband.
The protagonist of this novel attempts to help Madame Dandelard, an Italian woman fleeing from her abusive husband. Later, he watches Madame Alboni in a performance of Don Giovanni while sharing a box with the chatty Dora. The protagonist's friends include the boorish Mr. Tristram, who thinks the paintings in the Louvre are for sale, and Valentin, who dies in a duel in Switzerland for the hand of Mademoiselle Nioche. The English servant Mrs. Bread possesses a letter proving that Madame de Bellegarde murdered her husband, but the letter does not enable the title character to marry Claire de Cintre, who becomes a nun. For ten points, name this Henry James novel centering on Christopher Newman, an expatriate in France.
The protagonist of this novel attempts to help Madame Dandelard, an Italian woman fleeing from her abusive husband.
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