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Author: Henry James
Merchant: ChristianBook
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192833227
Price: $10.99
($3.50 S&H + 5.0% tax in MA)
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Description
Christopher Newman, a wealthy American businessman, descends on Europe in search of a wife to make his fortune complete. In Paris he is introduced to Claire de Cintre, daughter of the ancient House of Bellegarde, and to Valentin, her charming young brother. His bid for Claire's hand receives an icy welcome from the heads of the family, an elder brother and their formidable mother, the old Marquise.
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