The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James , first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886.
The storyline concerns the struggle between Ransom and Olive for Verena\'s allegiance and affection, though the novel also includes a wide panorama of political activists, newspaper people, and quirky eccentrics..
This bittersweet tragicomedy centres on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi
Olive Chancellor, Ransom\'s cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty, young protégée of Olive\'s in the feminist movement.
The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James , first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 1885-1886 and then as a book in 1886
