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🖤 Mrs. Osmond is none other than Isabel Archer from Henry James' The Portrait of a Lady . Banville wrote this book to imagi...

“ You wanted to look at life for yourself—but you were not allowed; you were punished for your wish. You were ground in the very mill of...

Ralph might not be a perfect partner for most women. Although he was wealthy enough to live comfortably without working, Ralph has been ...

These are my works on stage reading inquiries for my Well-Educated Mind Self Project. As I still have much more to talk about this book, I...

Still from The Portrait of A Lady , this time I borrowed something Ralph Touchett —a dying young man who loved the heroine, Isabel Archer,...

And these are the last ten chapters of this book (you can return to chapters 1-15 ; chapters 16-30 ; or 31-45 if want to grab the whole c...

Isabel Archer—our heroine—is a self-possessed young lady with independent mind. She has been comfortably living under her father’s prote...

Another summary post for the next fifteen chapters, following the first chapters 1 – 15 , then chapter 16 to 30 . Chapter 31 A yea...

After weeks of skipping this lovely meme hosted by Listra (I’m so sorry Listra! :D), I’m back with a quote from The Portrait of A Lady. ...

Following my summary post of chapter 1-15 , here’re the next fifteen chapters of The Portrait of A Lady… Portrait of a Young Lady Si...

This is my summary post of The Portrait of A Lady, as part of the tasks inquired for my The Well-Educated Mind Self Project . There are st...

Reading one third of The Portrait of A Lady (p. 168 at the moment), I can’t but wondering about one of the main male characters: Ralph. Ra...