# The American

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- Book: [The American](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-james/the-american) ([The American.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-james/the-american.md))
- Authors: [Henry James](https://www.bookquiver.com/henry-james)
- Publisher: Signet
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-11-0115-762-6
- Published: 2005-01-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Henry James brilliantly combines comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama in this tale of a wealthy American businessman in Paris. Determined to marry Claire de Cintré, a scintillating and beautiful...