The Bostonians

By: Henry James

ISBN-13: 9780199539147
ISBN-10: 0199539146
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published date: 2009-03-26
The plot of this novel revolves around the feminist movement in Boston in the 1870s. F.R. Leavis called it one of “the two most brilliant novels in the language. “The novel’s many allusions to the historical and social background of Boston society are explained in the editorial material.