Daisy Miller
by Henry James
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At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel.
At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel.
About this book
A beautiful American girl, Daisy Miller, is pursued by the sophisticated Winterbourne, who moves in fairly conservative circles. Their courtship is frowned upon by the other Americans they meet in Switzerland and Italy because Daisy is too vivacious and flirtatious and neither belongs to, nor follows the rules of, their society. The novella is a comment on American and European attitudes towards each other and on social and cultural prejudice.
Themes & subjects
FictionAmericansYoung womenAmericans in fictionYoung women in fictionEurope in fiction
First published 1987Characters & people
Henry James (1843-1916)
Setting
EuropeUnited States
About the author
Henry James
15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916
Henry James, was an American writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_James
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