The Bostonians by Henry James
February 8, 2011
Plot summary (with spoilers): While visiting his cousin Olive Chancellor in Boston, Basil Ransom accompanies her to a political rally where a young woman named Verena Tarrant steals the show with an impassioned speech about women’s rights. Both Basil and Olive are immediately taken with the pretty Verena: Basil, because of the woman’s looks; and [...]
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