The Bostonians (World's Classics S.)

by R. D. Gooder (Editor), Henry James (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1985

  $4.18

  The plot of this novel revolves around the feminist movement in Boston in the 1870's. F.R. Leavis called it one of the 2 most brilliant novels in the language. The novel's many allusions to the historical and social background of Boston society are explained in the editorial material.

• Used

  Paperback
  1984

  $3.47

• New

  Paperback
  2000

  $14.71

  Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins. With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, THE BOSTONIANS is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.