Henry James, Henry James Jr., Cambridge World Classics
Daisy Miller
eBook
(Cambridge World Classics Jan. 11, 2011)
ANNOTATED:
* Contains literary critiques, detailed biographies, and detailed historical context
OVERVIEW
An immediate and widespread popular success upon publication, Daisy Miller continues to be one of Henry James' most popular works, along with The Turn of the Screw and The Portrait of a Lady. Daisy Miller proved to be James' greatest success with the readers of his time. This Special Critical Edition of Daisy Miller (Cambridge World Classics) is the only volume which contains the complete unabridged novel along with three bonus critical and biographical essays which examine, in depth, Henry James' life and literary legacy.
Daisy Miller portrays the courtship of a beautiful American girl by a more sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of Daisy is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Her lack of understanding of the social mores of the society she so desperately wishes to enter ultimately leads to tragedy.
SPECIAL KINDLE ENABLED FEATURES:
This edition contains special Kindle enabled features, including interactive table of contents, text-to-speech capabilities which enable audiobook features, as well as words that can be looked up on the Kindle supplied built in dictionary.
The volume also employs PerfectLink (TM) technology which allows Amazon Kindle readers to enjoy not only a fully interactive table of contents, but also the ability to click through to each section in the novel.
* Contains literary critiques, detailed biographies, and detailed historical context
OVERVIEW
An immediate and widespread popular success upon publication, Daisy Miller continues to be one of Henry James' most popular works, along with The Turn of the Screw and The Portrait of a Lady. Daisy Miller proved to be James' greatest success with the readers of his time. This Special Critical Edition of Daisy Miller (Cambridge World Classics) is the only volume which contains the complete unabridged novel along with three bonus critical and biographical essays which examine, in depth, Henry James' life and literary legacy.
Daisy Miller portrays the courtship of a beautiful American girl by a more sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of Daisy is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Her lack of understanding of the social mores of the society she so desperately wishes to enter ultimately leads to tragedy.
SPECIAL KINDLE ENABLED FEATURES:
This edition contains special Kindle enabled features, including interactive table of contents, text-to-speech capabilities which enable audiobook features, as well as words that can be looked up on the Kindle supplied built in dictionary.
The volume also employs PerfectLink (TM) technology which allows Amazon Kindle readers to enjoy not only a fully interactive table of contents, but also the ability to click through to each section in the novel.
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