The American - 9781546964643

The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1876-77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family.

• • Author: Henry James
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: May 26, 2017
• • Number of Pages: 218 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1546964649
• • ISBN-13: 9781546964643