The Ambassadors

by Henry James

Overview

The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). This dark comedy, one of the masterpieces of James's final period, follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe in pursuit of Chad, his widowed fiancée's supposedly wayward son; he is to bring the young man back to the family business, but he encounters unexpected complications. The third-person narrative is told exclusively from Strether's point of view.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014479875
Publisher:	Philtre Libre
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	371 KB

About the Author

Author of such classics as The Turn of the Screw, Daisy Miller, and The Ambassadors.

Date of Birth:

April 15, 1843

Date of Death:

February 28, 1916

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Attended school in France and Switzerland; Harvard Law School, 1862-63