The American

by Henry James · 1877

Christopher Newman, a self-made American businessman in Paris, courts an aristocratic widow only to be thwarted by her proud, secretive family.

Books mentioned in The American (1)

• La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats: ““Did you ever read Keats’s Belle Dame sans Merci?” asked Mrs. Tristram. “You remind me of the hero of the ballad:—”

Books that mention The American (1)

• Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse by Faith Sullivan: “"I'm reading The American," she continued.”