American James HenryPaperback
American James HenryPaperback During a trip to Europe, Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, asks the charming Claire de Cintr� to be his wife. Brilliantly combining elements of comedy,…
Specifikacia American James HenryPaperback
American James HenryPaperback
During a trip to Europe, Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, asks the charming Claire de Cintr� to be his wife. Brilliantly combining elements of comedy, tragedy, romance and melodrama, this tale of thwarted desire vividly contrasts nineteenth-century American and European manners. To his dismay, he receives an icy reception from the heads of her family, who find Newman to be a vulgar example of the American privileged class.
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