The Bostonians (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1885
- Type of Work: Novel of Manners
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, New York City, Social issues, New England, Reformers, Women’s rights, Hypnotism
- Locales: New York, NY, Boston, MA
Basil Ransome, unemployed lawyer and aspiring writer, comes from Mississippi to seek his fortune. In Boston, he visits his wealthy cousin Olive Chancellor who, though younger than he, already seems to be a settled spinster. She challenges Ransome to accompany her to a feminist meeting where he is unimpressed by feminist ideas but fascinated with the speaker, lovely young Verena Tarrant.
Verena’s inspired speeches are set in motion by the mystical mediation of her father, an unscrupulous itinerant preacher and lecturer. Disliking Tarrant and wanting to mold Verena’s career...
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