![]() ![]() ![]() She had a theory that it was only on this condition that life was worth living that one should be one of the best, should be conscious of a fine organization, should move in the realm of light, of natural wisdom, of happy impulse, of inspiration gracefully chronic. ![]() Touchett Isabel's aunt, who brings Isabel to England and introduces her to European society. After this she held her head higher than ever again for it was of no use, she had an unquenchable desire to think well of herself. The Portrait of a Lady Kindle Edition by Henry James (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,913 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.19 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 19.98 1 Used from 11.99 1 New from 19.98 Paperback 6.49 1 New from 6. The Portrait of a Lady Henry James Home Literature Notes The Portrait of a Lady Character List Character List Isabel Archer A young American girl of a free and independent nature who becomes an heiress. It had been her fortune to possess a finer mind than most of the persons among whom her lot was cast to have a larger perception of surrounding facts, and to care for knowledge that was tinged with the unfamiliar.It may be affirmed without delay that She was probably very liable to the sin of self-esteem she often surveyed with complacency the field of her own nature she was in the habit of taking for granted, on scanty evidence, that she was right impulsively, she often admired herself.Every now and then she found out she was wrong, and then she treated herself to a week of passionate humility. “She was a young person of many theories her imagination was remarkably active. ![]()
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