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The Bostonians

By: Henry James
Narrated by: Bill Hootkins
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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.

©2011 Talking Classics (P)2011 De Agostini UK 2010 Classics English Fiction Genre Fiction Language Learning Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Words, Language & Grammar Comedy
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