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Daisy Miller (Penguin Classics) Paperback – March 1, 1988

by Henry James (Author), Patricia Crick (Editor), Geoffrey Moore (Editor)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 1,756 ratings
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Daisy Miller, a naive young American woman traveling in Europe with her family, finds it difficult to understand Europen society
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  1. Print length
    126 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Group USA
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 1988
  5. Dimensions
    4.5 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0140432620
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0140432626
  8. Lexile measure
    850L
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Novel by Henry James, published in Cornhill Magazine in 1878 and published in book form in 1879. The book's title character is a young American woman traveling in Europe with her mother. There she is courted by Frederick Forsyth Winterbourne, an American living abroad. In her innocence, Daisy is compromised by her friendship with an Italian man. Her behavior shocks Winterbourne and the other Americans living in Italy, and they shun her. Only after she dies does Winterbourne recognize that her actions reflected her spontaneous, genuine, and unaffected nature and that his suspicions of her were unwarranted. Like others of James's works, Daisy Miller uses the contrast between American innocence and European sophistication as a powerful tool with which to examine social conventions. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Group USA; Reissue edition (March 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140432620
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140432626
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 850L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 1,756 ratings

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Henry James

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Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors.

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Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Daisy Miller
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024
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I thought it was sad how Daisy died in the end
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Emily
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating woman
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2013
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I had to read Daisy Miller for my American Literature 2 class in college last week. I was a little nervous that the books would all be super boring but so far, they're pretty good. In this story, Daisy is a flirt who captures the heart of Winterbourne who is a very awkward man. He doesn't have much interaction with women other than his aunt who is definitely not a social butterfly. Winterbourne and his aunt live in Vevey which is where he meets travelling Daisy. In that time, a man could not talk to a woman without being introduced so her brother introduces them. I think she was mostly innocent because she treats every man the same, by being flirtatious but that's just her nature. She goes off to Rome with her family and asks Winterbourne to visit just for her (even though he must go to visit with his aunt during winter). So he goes, only to discover that she has an Italian fling, Giovanelli. Nobody approves of her friendship with him and the high social class basically shuns her because of it. Winterbourne doesn't give up on her though. In the end, life happens and you'll have to read it to find out what! I thought the book was pretty amusing at times and I would recommend it to people because it's very short and humorous! The reason I gave it a four is because the ending could have been better detailed instead of leaving me confused.
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Steven Kerry
3.0 out of 5 stars Yawnish, But At Least It's a Fast Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022
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This is yet another of those classics that feature a vain, "charming", rather hollow female character acting coquette and fluttering her parasols about while playing the usual class and status game when it comes to love interests. .. stunningly gorgeous, of course., who is about as likable and charming as a nail file. Let's see: will she go for Bachelor #! who is a well to do counsel to royalty, #2 who is a handsome but dull accountant, or #3, who picks pears for a living but is a coarse and unrefined sex god? We know that she is BEAUTIFUL because the writer exhausts all of his impressive writing skills to make sure we know that at least ten times in the course of this short work. It doesn't take much for a woman to have an "edge" in those times so she is also portrayed as a rebel of sorts, a liberated gal before women's lib was a thing, but mostly a somewhat tacky American tourist. Unfortunately, she becomes less and less attractive the more she opens her mouth. Naturally, there is a distinguished and successful man chasing her skirt. Will she go for the stability and money he has to offer or rebel against convention and choose the "bad boy" as if she is one of The Shangri-Las with a boy from the bad part of town? Such suspense! And naturally there is.... well, it's a really short story so I will say no more so as not to spoil it . Is it well written? Very, and occasionally funny. Is it entertaining? Mildly. Is it predictable? Yes, unfortunately it adheres to the dreary formula of romantic drama popular in its time. If you find the whole Jane Austen thing entertaining you will enjoy it. If not, it will be better than Melatonin.
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8mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Daisy Miller
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020
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Daisy Miller is a perfect novel, which rises in my esteem with each reading. Henry James draws an exquisite sketch of an American young lady visiting Europe, admired for her beauty and universally dismissed as a flirt. Her recklessness of convention, and her lack of fear of a contagious illness, combine to cause a potential admirer, Winterbourne, to assume she should be considered beneath his regard until he hears she is deathly ill.
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View from the hills
5.0 out of 5 stars A quick read that will keep you thinking!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018
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Daisy Miller is a 100-page book that is deceivingly full of ideas that will leave the reader pondering it for a long time. Henry James wrote many stories that brought the question of class, mores', manners and etiquette. Worlds where men have every freedom and women that have few. James styles a vivacious curious young American heiress and places her into the stuffy class centric world of the established European aristocracy. While men find Daisy refreshing, eccentric, and dangerous, women find her bold, gauche and quite unacceptable. A point that more or less points to their fears. Daisy herself is curious about the world and doesn't want to miss a single experience due to someone else's sense of propriety. It's a wonderful collision of values in just 100 pages!
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Frank Donnelly
4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Early Henry James Novella About Past Social Standards
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2022
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“Daisy Miller” is an early novella authored by Henry James. While not a scintillating story it is an interesting well written work of a very noteworthy author. Other reviewers have correctly pointed out the dated social standards. The novella could be seen as simply a slow moving story if all one is interested in is a reading experience. That of course, is up to the reader and completely valid. Viewed as study material it proved interesting to me. Therefore I believe it depends on what you are looking for.

Note: I am uncredentialed in regard to a formal education in literature.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century there was the beginning of an evolution of literature as well as other arts into an era known as Modernism. I think this novella is early modernist. There is symbolism. Daisy is the title character. Her name evokes the image of a pretty spring flower. She has a friend Winterbourne, also symbolic I believe. He is more conservative. They are both Americans visiting Europe. There are issues about different cultures. These differences may include emerging feminist issues, and their differ within the various cultures.

While I personally prefer the voice of women authors describing to me the nuances of feminist issues, I am always interested in hearing a male attempt to give voice to such issues. Therefore the opportunity to read what I believe is one an early modernist novella, by a then newly emerging American author, giving voice to changing and sometimes clashing social issues, including feminist social issues, is what intrigues me about this novella.

I prefer an eclectic mixture of reading. This is not a novella I would choose for light entertainment. I enjoy this novella more for study purposes. It is all in what one is looking for. Thank You for taking the time to read this review.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Muy bonito!
Reviewed in Mexico on February 16, 2021
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El libro viene en inglés tal y como se esperaba, la portada está súper bonita pero podría mejorar la calidad de impresión. Solo por eso le dí 4 de 5 estrellas.
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Tita Fürst - Koren
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Juwel
Reviewed in Germany on September 30, 2017
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Nicht mehr als etwa 110 Seiten brauchte Henry James um ein Portrait über ein junges Mädchens zu schreiben. Daisy Miller, die mit ihrer Mutter und ihrem altklugen Bruder Europa erkundet, weil das in dieser Zeit eben modern war, ist eine Person, die sich der Konventionen nicht anpassen will/möchte. Die einfach etwas sehen und erleben will, bevor sie zurück in die prüde Heimat fährt. Wie es so üblich war, engagierte die Familie einen Reisemarschal, der bei der Sprache und anderen Sachen helfen sollte.
Aber, Daisy Miller sieht in ihm einen Reisegefährten, einen Freund und widersetzt sich der Gesellschaft. Es gibt zwar einen jungen Amerikaner, der ihr wenigstens zum Teil hilft, aber seine Liebe (oder, was er darunter versteht) ist nicht gross genug.
Daisy eilt durch Länder und Städten Europa, möchte nicht das "Übliche" sehen. Sie will leben, leben...Rom mit seinem Charme hat sie angesteckt.
Im doppelten Sinne. Sie will die einfachen Leute kennenlernen, sie möchte frei sein.
Die Gesellschaft, die noch steifer ist als zuhause (man muss ja ALTE WERTE verteidigen) will nichts mit ihr zu tun haben. Möchte Daisy in so einer Gesellschaft leben?
H. James setzt mit JEDEM Wort eine Homage an eine sehr mutige junge Frau. Und das im Jahre 1879!
Die Erzählung berührt mich noch nach mehr als 30 Jahren tief. Jedesmal. Bitte, lesen!
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Rosa
3.0 out of 5 stars Daisy Miller by Henry James
Reviewed in Spain on November 1, 2017
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Una lectura que no te deja indiferente, un paseo por la hipocresía latente en todas las épocas. Su autor no juzga a nadie, solo muestra los hechos de una forma objetiva, pero será el lector capaz de no juzgar a sus protagonistas? Una pena el final...
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Threepence Worth
1.0 out of 5 stars Unreadable gobbledygook!
Reviewed in Australia on October 10, 2020
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Not worth even one, or a half star! The version I downloaded to my kindle is absolute junk. Instead of saying “dear old lady” it says “expensive vintage female” . This ridiculous substitution of words make the book unreadable. I resent having paid anything for it. Now I have to search through the various versions available to find one I can read. Clean up your act Amazon!
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こむそうや
5.0 out of 5 stars 声色の素晴らしい朗読
Reviewed in Japan on November 6, 2018
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このCDは2枚組である。朗読しているのはPenelope Rawlinsという女性の声優。アニメや英語教材の吹込みもしているらしいから、明瞭なきれいな発音である。また登場人物ごとの声色の使い分けが素晴らしい。英語はアメリカ英語風に発音してあるから、アメリカ英語の特徴がよくわかる。ヘンリー・ジェームズの小品、デイジー・ミラーの魅力が十分に堪能できる朗読である。
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