The Bostonians Vol. II (Esprios Classics)

The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886. This bittersweet tragicomedy centres on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor Ransom's cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant a pretty young protégée of Olive's in the feminist movement. The storyline concerns the struggle between Ransom and Olive for Verena's allegiance and affection though the novel also includes a wide panorama of political activists newspaper people and quirky eccentrics.