"Madame De Mauves" by Henry James is a story that occurs in the latter part of the 1800s and focuses on marriage and Americans living in Europe. The story is mainly about Madame de Mauves, a young American woman married to a French noble, and her disappointment with not being happy in her marriage. The stories themes includes love and the problems women deal with in society, particularly the differences between dreams of love and the actuality of her life. The book starts with Longmore, a young American man, seeing Mrs. Draper and her daughter Maggie. He's interested in Madame de Mauves, Mrs. Draper’s friend, because she seems sad. She is unhappy in her current situation.
Madame De Mauves
By Henry James
Amidst the backdrop of 19th-century Europe, an American woman trapped in a loveless marriage finds her life entangled with an intriguing American man.
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About the AuthorHenry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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