The James, Henry 1843-1916 creator text enk London Penguin 1997 monographic eng 544p. ; 18cm. The story centres on Isabel Archer, an attractive American whom circumstances have brought to Europe. Isabel refuses the offer of marriage to an English peer and to a bulldog-like New Englander, to fall victim to a worthless and spiteful man, who marries her for her fortune and ruins her life. Henry James. Archer, Isabel (Fictitious character) Fiction Young women Europe Fiction Americans Europe Fiction Europe Social life and customs 19th century Fiction 813.4 9780140622492 (pbk) : Uk 970514 20260506085116.0 BDZ0001058561