Henry James
1) Daisy Miller
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Daisy is as free as the air, but an innocent abroad. Her life encompasses the tragic difficulties of youth, tradition and love.
15) The American
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English
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Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, descends on Europe in search of a wife to make his fortune complete. In Paris he is introduced to Claire de Cintré, daughter of the ancient House of Bellegarde, and to Valentin, her charming young brother. His bid for Claire's hand receives an icy welcome from the heads of the family, an elder brother and their formidable mother, the old Marquise. Can they stomach his manners for the sake of...
17) The Bostonians
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Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
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"Basil Ransom, an attractive young Mississippi lawyer, is on a visit to his cousin Olive, a wealthy feminist, in Boston when he accompanies her to a meeting on the subject of women's emancipation. One of the speakers is Verena Tarrant, and although he disapproves of all she claims to stand for, Basil is immediately captivated by her and sets about 'reforming' her with his traditional views. But Olive has already made Verena her protégée, and soon...
18) The golden bowl
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Series
Language
English
Description
James' controversial novel probes the mind of an American heiress as she becomes aware of the affair between her husband and her father's young wife.
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Series
Lexile measure
1190L
Language
English
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Description
Confronting a Bronzino portrait in an English country house, a young American heiress comes face to face with her own predicament. For Milly Theale, who seems to have the world before her and at her feet, is fatally ill. Eager for life, eager for love, she embarks on her European adventure, warming to the admiration of her new friends Kate Croy and Merton Densher. But Merton and Kate are secretly engaged, and come to see in this angel with a thumping...