Daisy Miller

A Timeless Classic of Societal Customs, Cultural Disputes, and The Cost of Non-Conformity

Henry James' novella Daisy Miller, features one of his greatest heroines. At first glance it seems to be a simple story of a lovely young, independent American girl traveling through Europe. But her flouting of social conventions has the potential to lead to catastrophe as she disrupts the rigid social rules of the Old World, attracting and scandalizing all she meets.

Her willful yet inno ...