The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors, a novel by Henry James, was first published in 1903. The novel narrates the story of middle-aged Lambert Strether, as he is dispatched from Massachusetts to Paris by his wealthy fiancée to rescue her son, Chad Newsome, from the corrupting influences of Europe and its wicked women. He is introduced to a world that he finds refined and sophisticated, rather than debauched and base. This masterfully written story of liberation, self-discovery and the meaning of living well will enchant readers.