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en-wikipedia-org-7893		The Portrait of a Lady - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2788	328	73	The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. The extensive revisions James made for the 1908 New York Edition generally have been accepted as improvements, unlike the changes he made to other texts, such as The American or Roderick Hudson. In 1884, when the actor Lawrence Barrett wanted James to turn the novel into a play, James replied that he did not think it could be done.[8] In his opinion, given in the preface to the New York Edition, the best scene in the book consists of Isabel sitting motionless in a chair.[9] Modern Critical Views: Henry James edited by Harold Bloom (New York: Chelsea House Publishers 1987) The Portrait of a Lady: An Authoritative Text, Henry James and the Novel, Reviews and Criticism.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7893.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7893.txt