Daisy Miller

by Henry James

Daisy Miller (1878) is Henry James's novella exemplifying the genre of Realism, about a courtship between two American compatriots in Europe, and a young woman's challenges confronting traditional societal attitudes as a clear outsider. Set at the same castle, you might also enjoy Lord Byron's poem, The Prisoner of Chillon. Engraving by W.H. Bartlett, Château de Chillon, Switzerland

Table of Contents

Part I

Part II

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