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the Bostonians

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novelH. James1885is a satirical study of the movement for women emancipation in new Englandin searching for a tale which show social conditions in the USA, James concluded that the most striking aspect of American life at the time was the situation of women, the decline of the sentiment of sex, and agitation in their behalfthe novel recounts the story of a young lawyer who comes to Boston on businesshe became acquainted with his two cousins, the feminist Olive Chandler and her sister , the widow Mrs Lunain favour of beautiful Verona,  Olive and Basin became hostile towards each othershe accepted Basil's proposalThe Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885–1886 and then as a book in 1886. This bittersweet tragicomedy centres on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor, Ransom's cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty, young protégée of Olive's in the feminist movement. The storyline concerns the struggle between Ransom and Olive for Verena's allegiance and affection, though the novel also includes a wide panorama of political activists, newspaper people, and quirky eccentrics.

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