Daisy Miller A Study
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Description
Daisy Miller, a fresh American girl touring Europe, charms and shocks polite society. Henry James's Daisy Miller, in the 1879 book text, opens at Vevey on Lake Geneva, where Winterbourne meets Daisy and her mother. Her frank manners puzzle the American colony.
In Rome, Daisy walks with an Italian, Giovanelli, past midnight and past propriety. Winterbourne cannot decide whether she is innocent or reckless. Fever in the Colosseum ends the question tragically. The study made James famous and Daisy a byword for American innocence abroad. Daisy's name entered everyday speech as shorthand for a free American girl.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 142 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |