A new edition of the classic novel, first published in 1903. A dark comedy following Lewis Lambert Strether as he endeavours to bring Chad Newsome back to the family business This complex tale of self-discovery -- considered by the author to be his best work -- traces the path of an aging idealist, Lambert Strether. Arriving in Paris with the intention of persuading his young charge to abandon an obsession with a French woman and return home, Strether reaches unexpected conclusions.
