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The Ambassadors by Henry James (Book Analysis) 
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The Ambassadors by Henry James, which follows Lambert Strether as he is sent by his employer and potential love interest to Paris in order to bring back her wayward son Chad. In spite of his initial disdain for European culture, Strether soon begins to see the continent’s charm and understand why Chad has chosen to stay there, and is led to reflect on his own failures and disappointments in life. James considered
The Ambassadors to be his best novel, and many critics agree that it is among his finest works. He is also known for his novella
The Turn of the Screw and his novels
The Portrait of a Lady and
What Maisie Knew.



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