The American
By Henry James
-pgs: 368
This story happily reminded me of many of my favorite stories by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte. However, in this story line, you have a rich American (a commercial) who is vying for the love of a countess. Obviously, her family does not approve of him but they give him their blessing to marry the girl because they need his money. However, unlike the stories by Austen and Bronte, there is an unexpected ending, that is deeply saddening and slightly frustrating. It does truly represent reality unlike other stories but I feel like we get enough of that in our own lives.