Bostonians James HenryPaperback / softback
Bostonians James HenryPaperback / softback Master storyteller Henry James transports readers to New England in the 1870s for his satire of the American women's rights movement. Olive Chancellor sees…
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Bostonians James HenryPaperback / softback
Master storyteller Henry James transports readers to New England in the 1870s for his satire of the American women's rights movement. Olive Chancellor sees Verena as a potential leader of the suffragettes and jealously attempts to isolate her prot g e from the society of men. Charismatic speaker Verena Tarrant is at the center of an acrimonious struggle between two distant cousins.
The rivalry between liberal Olive and conservative Basil for Verena's attentions and loyalty forms a compelling tale of politics, feminism, and a nascent lesbian attraction.Set in the decade following the Civil War, The Bostonians offers a fascinating portrait of its era, particularly in its reflection of women's social roles. The man Olive particularly abhors is cynical Southern lawyer Basil Ransom, who seeks a conventional marriage with Verena. James's highly visual descriptions of town and