The American

Author: Henry James

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Title: The American

Author: Henry James

Description: Christopher Newman, a self-made American millionaire, goes to Paris looking for a wife and runs into an aristocratic family that will not have him. An early James novel about money, class, and the clash of two worlds.

Pages: 452

Size: 1.32 MB

Format: PDF

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