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The American

Henry James - Author

Lee Clark Mitchell - Introduction by

Leon Edel - Afterword by

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ISBN 9780451529664 | 384 pages | 04 Jan 2005 | Signet Classic | 4.37 x 6.77in | 18 - AND UP
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In this classic collision of the New World with Old Europe, James weaves a fable of thwarted desire that shifts between comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama.

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