|Question 23Verbal

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Biographer Michael Gorra notes that the novelist Henry James "lived in a world of second thoughts," frequently tinkering with his novels and stories after their initial publication. However, the differences between the 1881 first edition and the 1908 edition of his novel A Portrait of a Lady are extreme, even by James's standards; ________ some critics regard the two editions as two different novels altogether.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
by contrast,
A
in fact,
B
nevertheless,
C
in other words,
D