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The Ambassadors Paperback – February 2, 2012

by Henry James (Author)

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Lauded by many critics as James’ finest novel, The Ambassadors tells the story of Lewis Lambert Strather and his determination to track down the estranged son of his widowed fiancée. As his journey takes him from the United States to Paris, Strather finds more than his fiancée’s son—he discovers an entirely new way of being. Drawn by the seductive delights of Parisian life, Strather must determine whether he himself will return to America in this cerebral and relatable novel.

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Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality.

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Paperback: 404 pages
Publisher: Ambassador Books (February 2, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619493357
ISBN-13: 978-1619493353
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,308,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #66485 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Classics

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Terrific novel. This edition is good and easy to read.

May 8, 2013

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I like this movel very much. The Moden Library edition is printed clearly and easy to read. I recommend this to any fan of Henry James.

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July 28, 2016

Format: Paperback

I like it a lot. I'm on it for the second time and I'll probably read it again next year. It's a tough read for sure and following Henry James's advice of only five pages per day is the best way to go. It's a definite tour through the use of the English language.

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January 9, 2013

Format: Paperback

Do not, under any circumstances, buy this edition of The Ambassadors. It's impossible to read and impossible to judge what the real book is like because the formatting - paragraphs, in particular - is completely messed up, making dialogue, in particular, virtually incomprehensible (I discovered this because I was having such a difficult time following the writing - and I adore Henry James - that I compared the Kindle edition to a "legitimate" edition). No wonder all the other reviews refer to the "complexity" of the prose, etc. This edition is an absolute rip-off and an insult to the author, one of the great masters of the English language. Amazon should be ashamed of itself, and this edition should be taken off the market immediately.

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This is the kind of novel invented to discourage anyone from ever want to major in Literature.

December 6, 2013

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This is the kind of novel invented to discourage anyone from ever want to major in Literature. A shame. No, I didn't read the whole thing. A waste of time. There is no plot to pull the reader along. No clever metaphors or turns of phrase. What you get is bland, redundant dialog that would appall a decent editor. Useful only as a perverse form of punishment.

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