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The Ambassadors (Modern Library)

James, Henry
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literary fiction modernist drama past tense third limited POV ~671 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic ironic lyrical

A slow-burn literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 92
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 95
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count167,707
Page count~671 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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