Glasses & Daisy Miller: A Study

by Henry James

Book Overview

"Glasses" is an 1896 short story by Henry James. A young woman whose only asset is a supremely beautiful face is about to make a society marriage until her fianc discovers that, being virtually blind, she needs thick glasses which ruin her looks.

The anonymous narrator, a bachelor artist, visits Folkestone and sees a young woman with an astonishly beautiful face. From a friend, the widowed Mrs Meldrum who has to wear disfiguring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662725086
• ISBN13: 9781662725081
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Prince Classics
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"