Divided into three sections: An Authoritative Text, Henry James and The Novel and Criticism. The text in this Norton Critical Edition is one of James' most important novels is that of the NY Edition (1908) . It can be said though that there are two separate Portraits - the first edition of 1880-81, and the detailed revision that James made for the New York Edition. Readers of the Norton Critical Edition can read both versions, with the addition of the editor's detailed textual notes - one by a young successful author in his thirties, and the other by the master in his sixties.

I found this book on the discount shelves of a local used book store.

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I am buying books from the outside shelves at The Readers Corner (a Raleigh used book store) and releasing them. This is one of those books. If you like it, take it and write a journal entry at www.BookCrossing.com - its easy and anonymous. Then when you are done with it, find a nice person or place to release it. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this book and finding out where you got it from. This book is on an adventure we can share with it.