The Portrait of a Lady, Paperback

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Henry James is one of the giants of American literary history. From the novella ``Daisy Miller`` and classic short stories such as ``The Turn of th...

An adapted and illustrated edition of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady, at an easy-to-read level for all ages! Also includes a QR code for the ...

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