Lambert Strether
Lambert Strether, fictional character, a sensitive middle-aged man from New England who is the central figure of the novel The Ambassadors (1903) by Henry James. Almost the entire novel is related from Strether’s perspective.
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Article Title:
Lambert Strether
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
22 November 2016
Access Date:
November 14, 2026