<Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> <P> 43 </P> Daisy Miller was pirated by two American magazines, Littell's Living Age and Home Journal, in July--August 1878 </Td> </Tr> <P> Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June--July 1878, and in book form the following year . It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers . His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy . </P> <P> Annie "Daisy" Miller and Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Vevey, Switzerland, in a garden of the grand hotel, where Winterbourne is allegedly vacationing from his studies (an attachment to an older lady is rumoured). They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy's nine - year - old brother . Randolph considers their hometown of Schenectady, New York, to be absolutely superior to all of Europe . Daisy, however, is absolutely delighted with the continent, especially the high society she wishes to enter . </P> <P> Winterbourne is at first confused by her attitude, and though greatly impressed by her beauty, he soon determines that she is nothing more than a young flirt . He continues his pursuit of Daisy in spite of the disapproval of his aunt, Mrs. Costello, who spurns any family with so close a relationship to their courier as the Millers have with their Eugenio . She also thinks Daisy is a shameless girl for agreeing to visit the Château de Chillon with Winterbourne after they have known each other for only half an hour . The next day, the two travel to Château de Chillon and although Winterbourne had paid the janitor for privacy, Daisy is not quite impressed . Winterbourne then informs Daisy that he must go to Geneva the next day . Daisy feels disappointment and chaffs him, eventually asking him to visit her in Rome later that year . </P>

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