{"product_id":"9780141441320-the-ambassadors","title":"The Ambassadors","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. As the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James's \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors \u003c\/i\u003eis edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConcerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, Madame de Vionnet, and her daughter, Jeanne. As the summer wears on, Mrs Newsome concludes that she must send another envoy to confront the errant Chad - and a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. One of the greatest of James's late works, \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e is a subtle and witty exploration of different responses to a European environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e includes a chronology, further reading, glossary, notes and an introduction discussing the novel in the context of James's other works on Americans in Europe, and the novel's portrayal of Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry James (1843-1916) son of a prominent theologian, and brother to the philosopher William James, was one of the most celebrated novelists of the \u003ci\u003efin-de-siècle\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, biography and autobiography, and much travel writing, he wrote some twenty novels. His novella 'Daisy Miller' (1878) established him as a literary figure on both sides of the Atlantic, and his other novels in Penguin Classics include \u003ci\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/i\u003e (1880), \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e (1881), \u003ci\u003eThe Awkward Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1899), \u003ci\u003eThe Wings of the Dove \u003c\/i\u003e(1902), \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e (1903) and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e (1904)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Ambassadors\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Ford Madox Ford's \u003ci\u003eParade's End\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449664188790,"sku":"9780141441320","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32886970.jpg?v=1760446367","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141441320-the-ambassadors","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}