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The American

The American

James, Henry

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161456333
ISBN13: 9781161456332
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.82
Height: 0.81 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The American by James Henry is a novel that follows the story of Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman who travels to Europe to explore the continent and find love. He meets Claire de Cintr�����, a beautiful and aristocratic French woman, and falls deeply in love with her. However, he soon discovers that Claire's family is in financial trouble and that her mother and brother are determined to prevent their marriage to preserve their family's social standing.Despite facing numerous obstacles, Newman remains steadfast in his love for Claire and refuses to give up on their relationship. He navigates the complexities of European society and the cultural differences between America and Europe, all while trying to win over Claire's family.Throughout the novel, James Henry explores themes of love, class, and cultural identity. He provides a vivid depiction of European society in the late 19th century and offers a critique of the rigid social hierarchies that governed the continent at the time. The American is a timeless tale of love and perseverance that continues to captivate readers to this day.He performed this ceremony on the following day, when, by appointment, Christopher Newman went to dine with him. Mr. and Mrs. Tristram lived behind one of those chalk-colored facades which decorate with their pompous sameness the broad avenues manufactured by Baron Haussmann in the neighborhood of the Arc de Triomphe.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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