Daisy Miller and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

James, Henry

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9780192835437: Daisy Miller and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0192835432 ISBN 13: 9780192835437

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

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The tale of Daisy's irruption into staid European society enjoyed, as did Daisy herself, a succ�s de scandale; and it has remained one of Jamess most popular short stories. Like the others collected here--'Pandora,' 'The Patagonia,' and 'Four Meetings'-- it describes a confrontation between different values in a changing world. Is the new independent American girl enchanting in her spontaneity, alarming in her unpredictability, or merely vulnerable in her ignorance of social codes? Hung about with make admirers who seek, uncertainly, to grasp the new phenomenon, Daisy marches on undiscourageable, to her triumphant--or tragic--destiny.

This volume contains prefaces by Henry James, a chronology of his life, and editor's notes.

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About the Author:

Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject
shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality.

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