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Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  26  of 36   Pandora  Sir Dominick Ferrand

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 26 of 36 Pandora Sir Dominick Ferrand written by Henry James and published by Throne Classics. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James OM (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) was an American author, who became a British subject in the last year of his life, regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, English people, and continental Europeans. Examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His later works were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often made use of a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to impressionist painting. His novella The Turn of the Screw has garnered a reputation as the most analysed and ambiguous ghost story in the English language and remains his most widely adapted work in other media. He also wrote a number of other highly regarded ghost stories and is considered one of the greatest masters of the field. James published articles and books of criticism, travel, biography, autobiography, and plays. Born in the United States, James largely relocated to Europe as a young man and eventually settled in England, becoming a British citizen in 1915, one year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912 and 1916.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  04  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 04 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aspern Papers is a novella by American writer Henry James, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1888, with its first book publication later in the same year. The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR).

Book The Works of Henry James  Vol  26  of 36

Download or read book The Works of Henry James Vol 26 of 36 written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James OM (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) was an American author, who became a British subject in the last year of his life, regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  36  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 36 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, unemotional father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to James by his close friend, British actress Fanny Kemble. The book is often compared with Jane Austen's work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its intense focus on family relationships. James was not a great fan of Washington Square. He tried to read it over for inclusion in the New York Edition of his fiction (1907-1909) but found that he could not, so the novel was not included. Readers, though, have sufficiently enjoyed the book to make it one of the more popular of James's works. Indeed, and has since been used in schools all over the world. The novel is told in the first person omniscient point of view, and the narrator often offers comments directly to the reader ("though it is an awkward confession to make about one's heroine, I must add she was something of a glutton", Chapter II) The novel begins at a distance from the characters, describing the background of the Sloper family. It then recounts in detail the story of Catherine's romance with Morris Townsend. When Morris jilts her, the focus shifts back to a long view. As the narrator puts it: "Our story has hitherto moved with very short steps, but as it approaches its termination it must take a long stride." The final few chapters are taken once more in short steps, ending with the striking vignette of Catherine's refusal of Morris.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  07  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 07 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Chap-Book and (revised and abridged) in the New Review in 1897 and then as a book later that year. The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  09  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 09 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Passionate Pilgrim is a novella by Henry James, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1871. Hawthorne is a book of literary criticism by Henry James published in 1879. The book was an insightful study of James' great predecessor Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Book The Works of Henry James  Vol  07  of 18

Download or read book The Works of Henry James Vol 07 of 18 written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial Portraits is a book of literary criticism by Henry James published in 1888. Picture and Text is a collection of essays by Henry James on the art of illustration, published in 1893. Roderick Hudson is a novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly.

Book The Complete Tales of Henry James  Volume 8 of 12

Download or read book The Complete Tales of Henry James Volume 8 of 12 written by Henry James and published by Digireads.com Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural discord between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (United States) in his writings. Included in this eighth volume of "The Complete Tales of Henry James" are the following stories: "Brooksmith," "The Marriages," "The Chaperon," "Sir Edmund Orme," "Nona Vincent," "The Private Life," "The Real Thing," "Lord Beaupre," "The Visits," "Sir Dominick Ferrand," "Collaboration," "Greville Fane," and "The Wheel of Time."

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  18  of 36   Within the Rim  The Letters of Henry James  volume I

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 18 of 36 Within the Rim The Letters of Henry James volume I written by Henry James and published by Throne Classics. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James OM (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) was an American author, who became a British subject in the last year of his life, regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, English people, and continental Europeans. Examples of such novels include The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. His later works were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often made use of a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to impressionist painting. His novella The Turn of the Screw has garnered a reputation as the most analysed and ambiguous ghost story in the English language and remains his most widely adapted work in other media. He also wrote a number of other highly regarded ghost stories and is considered one of the greatest masters of the field. James published articles and books of criticism, travel, biography, autobiography, and plays. Born in the United States, James largely relocated to Europe as a young man and eventually settled in England, becoming a British citizen in 1915, one year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912 and 1916.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  05  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 05 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narrator, an unnamed illustrator and aspiring painter, hires a faded genteel couple, the Monarchs, as models, after they have lost most of their money and must find some line of work. The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-81.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  06  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 06 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James. Set in England, this complex, intense study of marriage and adultery completes what some critics have called the "major phase" of James' career. Italian Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James published in 1909.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  08  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 08 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reverberator is a short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Macmillan's Magazine in 1888 and then as a book later the same year. George Flack is the Paris correspondent for an American scandal sheet called The Reverberator. Madame de Mauves is a novella by Henry James, originally published in The Galaxy magazine in 1874.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  15  of 36

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 15 of 36 written by Henry James and published by Bookland Classics. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture and Text is a collection of essays by Henry James on the art of illustration, published in 1893. A Small Boy and Others is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1913. The book covers James' earliest years and discusses his intellectually active family, his intermittent schooling, and his first trips to Europe.

Book The Works of Henry James  Vol  12  of 36

Download or read book The Works of Henry James Vol 12 of 36 written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes of a Son and Brother is an autobiography by Henry James published in 1914. The book covers James' early manhood and tells of "the obscure hurt" that kept him out of the Civil War, his first efforts at writing fiction, and the early death of his beloved cousin, Minny Temple, from tuberculosis.

Book The Collected Works of Henry James  Vol  29  of 36   The Birthplace  The Chaperon

Download or read book The Collected Works of Henry James Vol 29 of 36 The Birthplace The Chaperon written by Henry James and published by Throne Classics. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Birthplace" is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection The Better Sort in 1903. A witty satire on the excesses of bardolatry, the story reflects James's skepticism about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays. Beyond the narrow scholarly issue, the story also shows a typically imaginative Jamesian protagonist inventing an alternative reality in his lecture on the Bard's supposed childhood activities. Morris Gedge is a librarian at a dull provincial library in England that is "all granite, fog and female fiction." He gets a welcome offer to become the custodian of the Shakespeare house at Stratford-on-Avon. Although Shakespeare's name is never mentioned in the story (James used the name twice in his Notebooks when he was planning the tale) it's obvious to whom "the supreme Mecca of the English-speaking race" is devoted. Once installed as the custodian, Morris begins to doubt the chatter he is forced to give to tourists who visit the home. He starts to qualify and hesitate in his spiel. This brings anguish to his wife and a warning from the shrine's proprietors. Gedge finally decides that if silliness is what's wanted, he'll supply it abundantly. The last section of the story shows him delivering a hilarious lecture on how the child Shakespeare played around the house. Of course, receipts from tourists increase and Gedge gets a raise.

Book The Complete Tales of Henry James

Download or read book The Complete Tales of Henry James written by Henry James and published by Digireads.com Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural discord between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (United States) in his writings. Included in this eighth volume of The Complete Tales of Henry James are the following stories: Brooksmith, The Marriages, The Chaperon, Sir Edmund Orme, Nona Vincent, The Private Life, The Real Thing, Lord Beaupr , The Visits, Sir Dominick Ferrand, Collaboration, Greville Fane, and The Wheel of Time.

Book The Works of John Dryden  Dramatic works

Download or read book The Works of John Dryden Dramatic works written by John Dryden and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: