The Ambassadors

In the second novel of Jamess celebrated late period, American Lambert Strether is sent to Paris on behalf of Mrs Newsome, his fianc, to collect her son, Chad. When Strether finds Chad he discovers an altered man and becomes introduced to a free and unconventional style of life that soon intoxicates him. His views begin to change; the morality of Woollett, his hometown, becomes foreign, and the ambassador loses sight of his mission Part tragedy, part comedy, The Ambassadors is a rewarding portrait about one mans late awakening. John Chancer is an award-winning narrator of many audiobooks. His soft American accent lends an authenticity to Jamess inter-continental tale. Following its successful run of unabridged Dickens titles, Naxos AudioBooks turns its attention to Henry James, with further titles planned for 2018. Unabridged recordings of The Portrait of a Lady, The Aspern Papers, The Turn of the Screw and Washington Square are also available.