--- product_id: 66526668 title: "The Portrait of a Lady" brand: "henry jamescolm toibin" price: "€ 36.56" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/66526668-the-portrait-of-a-lady store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Portrait of a Lady **Brand:** henry jamescolm toibin **Price:** € 36.56 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Portrait of a Lady by henry jamescolm toibin - **How much does it cost?** € 36.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/66526668-the-portrait-of-a-lady) ## Best For - henry jamescolm toibin enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted henry jamescolm toibin brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Portrait of a Lady ## Images ![The Portrait of a Lady - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CzXS2841L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ James gave this story 5,000 revisions! *by T***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2009* I am having difficulty writing this review because I did not like the protagonist one bit. Isabel Archer, so disturbingly beautiful, talented, and prizeworthy (as she herself would have told you) that no man appears good enough. She turns down the marriage offer of a brilliant member of the English aristocracy, a handsome English Lord, extremely wealthy and well sought after, on the inverted snobbish pretext that she is not good enough for him, so she keeps him hanging on in the background, (having nothing better to do) along with another couple of suitors littered about throughout the story.Ralph Touchett, Isabel's indolent, sickly cousin, was my favorite character. He of course like everyone else in the story falls madly in love with Isabel, but he is so intelligent, kind, generous, and selfless, I found myself cheering for this character and hoping against hope that Henry James would spare his life in the end; he doesn't of course. The amorphous Pansy flits in and out of the story like a fairy. The perfect child, a character not fully developed by James. One feels all along that something terrible is going to happen to her, a bit like Beth in "Little Women" but nothing does. She is there as the key to the mystery, find out about her and you know it all.Henry James, periphrastic as always, sometimes bores with his long descriptions setting the tone, the description of Madam Merle is a good example. This tedious character adds nothing to the story except just a little mystery. The man Isabel finally condescends to marry turns out to be more in love with himself than with her and even more so than she is with herself, so as in all good stories she gets her comeuppance, and well deserved too. I did enjoy his descriptions of the places I know in Italy, it took me back to my holidays in Florence, with mention of The Medici, and the wonderful Uffizi Gallery. Beautiful, beautiful, city, I wish you could see a photograph my husband took of The Arno at sunset!I like Henry James, he tells a good story, he is among the greatest American writers. I especially liked his critique of Nathaniel Hawthorne, well worth the money for that little book. This, not so much, but you? Well I couldn't possibly comment..... ### ⭐⭐⭐ Two Amazon listings: Kindle edition is not the same as popular paperback in at least one of them *by H***M on Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018* Beware. There are two Amazon pages for the Signet Classics title. The one with the smaller text for book type boxes with prices - Hardback, Paperback, etc. - has James' 1908 American revised version for the Kindle download (not sure about the printed versions there). The other Amazon page has much larger text for the book types and that Kindle download and presumably the popular paperback versions there are the original 1881 edition.Background: The 1881 version was written when James was supposedly more of an "idealist," so to speak. James was much later asked to prepare an edition to please an American audience and that came out in 1908. I've found from downloading Kindle editions from both that the only way to know which is which is by the size of the text boxes showing the book type and prices, as I mentioned. If one has the two versions in hand, a sure way to tell is right before the end of the last chapter, 55, in the paragraph that starts, "He glared at her..." The later version includes a sentence about the two characters (Isabel and Goodwind) pressed together that crassly refers to his "hard manhood" (very American), while the original does not. There are many other differences between the two. Some prefer the later version, I chose this paperback, in spite of it being harder to read a more crunch text, because I do not. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very interesting personalities *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2019* I enjoyed the dialog between the eccentric characters. The various personalities were strong and impactful.I have only read about 6 chapters and this is my opinion as of this point. I did find humor laced in the book, butright now I can only say I will continue this review when I have finished the book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/66526668-the-portrait-of-a-lady](https://www.desertcart.it/products/66526668-the-portrait-of-a-lady) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-05-13*