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The American: Library Edition
By
Robin Lawson (narrator) and
Henry James
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Publication date
January 20, 2012
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Mp3 una
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781455123278
ISBN-10
1455123277
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: [This is the MP3CD audiobook format.]
During a trip to Europe, wealthy American businessman Christopher Newman proposes marriage to the scintillating and beautiful aristocrat Claire de Cintré. To his dismay, he comes up against the machinations of her impoverished but proud family, who find Newman to be a vulgar example of the American privileged class. Brilliantly combining elements of comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama, this tale of thwarted desire vividly contrasts nineteenth-century American and European manners.
Literary critic Leon Edel, considered the foremost authority on the works of Henry James, wrote of this novel: ''Behind its melodrama and its simple romance is the history of man's dream of better worlds, travel to strange lands, and marriage to high and noble ladies. At the same time, the book reveals a deep affection for American innocence and a deep awareness that such innocence carries with it a fund of ignorance.''
During a trip to Europe, wealthy American businessman Christopher Newman proposes marriage to the scintillating and beautiful aristocrat Claire de Cintré. To his dismay, he comes up against the machinations of her impoverished but proud family, who find Newman to be a vulgar example of the American privileged class. Brilliantly combining elements of comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama, this tale of thwarted desire vividly contrasts nineteenth-century American and European manners.
Literary critic Leon Edel, considered the foremost authority on the works of Henry James, wrote of this novel: ''Behind its melodrama and its simple romance is the history of man's dream of better worlds, travel to strange lands, and marriage to high and noble ladies. At the same time, the book reveals a deep affection for American innocence and a deep awareness that such innocence carries with it a fund of ignorance.''
Editions
CD/Spoken Word
With Henry James |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (January 20, 2012)
9781455123254 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $118.00
About: [This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
About: [This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.
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With Henry James |
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (January 20, 2012)
9781455123278 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.95
About: [This is the MP3CD audiobook format.
About: [This is the MP3CD audiobook format.
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