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Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, THE BOSTONIANS is a modern novel which is immediately accessible and relevant today.

  • TheBookPeople

    Published in 1886, Henry James's The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer who is looking to begin a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, while Ransom is attracted to her looks and a battle for possession of the girl begins. With its discussion of the situation of women and its uncompromising depiction of the city and the media, The Bostonians is an immediately accessible novel.

  • BookDepository

    The Bostonians : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140437669 : 0140437665 : 01 Mar 2001 : Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause, Ransom is attracted to her looks, and a battle for possession of the girl begins.

  • ASDA

    Basil Ransom a young Mississippi lawyer arrives to Boston in search of a career. Through his cousin Olive Chancellor Ransom comes to meet Verena the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer. Olive hopes to win the girl over to the feminist cause Ransom is attracted to her looks and a battle for possession of the girl begins.

  • Blackwell

    In The Bostonians, Henry James tackled one of the burning issues of his day - 'the woman question'. The story centres on the struggle between Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer, and Olive Chancellor, a wealthy feminist, for exclusive...

  • Pickabook

    Henry James, Richard Lansdown (Editor), Richard Lansdown

  • 0140437665
  • 9780140437669
  • Henry James
  • 4 December 2003
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 480
  • New Ed
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