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James Baldwin’s favorite novel (and also James’s favorite among his works), The Ambassadors features James’s most lovable and profound hero, Lambert Strether. His mission is simple: he has been sent from New England by the grand, righteous Mrs. Newsome to collect her son, who has fallen into the clutches of a devious European woman. Arriving in Paris, though, Strether finds himself questioning all his certainties about life and how it should be lived. One of James’s most delightful, mysterious, moving novels. While I’m reading it, I feel sure that it’s my favorite novel, too. I will be using the Penguin edition, which I encourage you to get; but differences between editions are fairly minor in the late novels, and any edition will be fine.
Schedule: Saturdays, 1:00 – 2:30pm ET
3/6: Books 1 – 3
3/13: Books 4 – 6
3/20: Books 7 – 9
3/27: Books 10 – 12
Scholarship applications will be open Monday, February 1 to Monday, February 15.
James Baldwin’s favorite novel (and also James’s favorite among his works), The Ambassadors features James’s most lovable and profound hero, Lambert Strether. His mission is simple: he has been sent from New England by the grand, righteous Mrs. Newsome to collect her son, who has fallen into the clutches of a devious European woman. Arriving in Paris, though, Strether finds himself questioning all his certainties about life and how it should be lived. One of James’s most delightful, mysterious, moving novels. While I’m reading it, I feel sure that it’s my favorite novel, too. I will be using the Penguin edition, which I encourage you to get; but differences between editions are fairly minor in the late novels, and any edition will be fine.
Schedule: Saturdays, 1:00 – 2:30pm ET
3/6: Books 1 – 3
3/13: Books 4 – 6
3/20: Books 7 – 9
3/27: Books 10 – 12
Scholarship applications will be open Monday, February 1 to Monday, February 15.