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The Bostonians

Yazan: Henry James
Seslendiren: Elisabeth Rodgers
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From Boston's social underworld emerges Verena Tarrant, a girl with extraordinary oratorical gifts, which she deploys in tawdry meeting-houses on behalf of "the sisterhood of women". She acquires two admirers of a very different stamp: Olive Chancellor, devotee of radical causes, and marked out for tragedy; and Basil Ransom, veteran of the Civil War, with rigid views concerning society and women's place therein. Is the lovely, lighthearted Verena made for public movements or private passions? A struggle to possess her, body and soul, develops between Olive and Basil.

The exploitation of Verena's unregenerate innocence reflects a society whose moral and cultural values are failing to survive the new dawn of liberalism and democracy. The Bostonians (1886) was not welcomed by James's fellow countrymen, who failed to appreciate its delicacy and wit; but a century later, this book is widely regarded as James's finest American fiction, and perhaps his comic masterpiece.

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Narrator Elisabeth Rodgers clearly has a deep understanding of Henry James' comic sensibilities as well as the motivations and desires of his characters. Basil Ransom, a prototypical Southern gentleman, is captivated by Verena Tarrant, a working-class feminist whose youth belies her extraordinary oratorical gifts. His cousin Olive, a supporter of radical causes, is also one of Verena's admirers, and a struggle to claim Verena ensues between the two cousins. Rodgers provides each character with individual voices, from Basil's laidback tones of privilege to Olive's subtly tense diction and to Verena's ringing, impassioned speech. Rodgers' lovely performance is a true pleasure, and James fans will discover new depths and insights with it.

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Henry James at his dazzling best compels attention from beginning to shocking end. This performance does justice to every nuance, every twist and turn.

Beautiful performance of a devastating American classic

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The prose is dry and wryly humorous but there is so much of it. It is very very wordy and I frequently "zoned out" at the tedium of the long-winded descriptions. Elisabeth Rodgers reads in a lively tone and does her best of help us through the swamp of words but it is an impossible task.

The wordiness wouldn't matter so much if the story was engaging but it proceeds slowly and the different characters competing for the attention of Varenna held no real interest for me. A sort of love triangle emerges from the wordage in the second half of the novel but I still didn't find the characters engaging. I did finish it, just because I don't like to be defeated, but I cannot recommend it.

Wryly humorous but very very wordy

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This book could’ve been written in 2025. It was brilliant but absolutely devastating. Upsetting but worth it. Universal themes

Shockingly relevant today

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An interesting snapshot of Boston and New York society. Very suspenseful - I was surprised how I was riveted! I didn’t like Olive or Basil and wished that Verena could escape from both. But you dear reader can decide for yourself.

Loved The Story and Narration

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