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First published in 1886, The Bostonians is one of James' wittiest social satires. It begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, in search of a career.
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Prestige, classical in form, cool and character-led.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Henry James, Daniel Karlin
- First published
- June 30, 1974
- Pages
- 449
- Publisher
- Bodley Head, Macmillan and Co., University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
- Editions
- 130
- Language
- heb, Spanish, French, English
- ISBN
- 9781604503425
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Henry James, was an American writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James
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