FREEDaisy Miller: A Study
"Daisy Miller: A Study" by Henry James is a novella published in 1878. It follows the beautiful American Daisy Miller as she captivates Frederick Winterbourne, a sophisticated expatriate, during their encounters in Switzerland and Italy. Her free-spirited flirtatiousness clashes with rigid European social conventions, scandalizing the American expatriate community. As Daisy grows closer to a questionable Italian suitor, Winterbourne struggles between his attraction to her and society's disapproval. The story explores cultural prejudices and asks whether Daisy's unconventional behavior reflects innocent American spontaneity or something more troubling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T07:11:42.930Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author James, Henry, died 1916; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/208; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 ac8c7fb7f6bfa36c3bc8f50e08f7b7874b4196bc58d0993e1eb5a055111eb88f; RDF SHA256 7beb5253885cfcfae857f1621728169cebfd46187161682fbc5fc5dd57bf1230. Author identity/date reference checked 2026-09-28: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/209.
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