Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by Modernista. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impoverished Italian nobleman Prince Amergio is set to marry the wealthy Maggie Verve, when he chances upon an old lover of his, Charlotte Stant. They reconnect before the wedding, but things become complicated when Maggie convinces her lonely widowed father to marry Charlotte.As the plot unfolds, secrets and hidden desires emerge, leading to a web of intrigue that threatens to unravel the delicate balance of their lives. Set in the opulent world of the early 20th century aristocracy, The Golden Bowl captivates readers with its richly drawn characters and intricate plot twists. James' meticulous attention to detail and keen psychological insights create a mesmerizing portrait of a society on the brink of change, making The Golden Bowl a timeless masterpiece of British literature. HENRY JAMES [1843 -1916] was born in New York but emigrated to Europe early in life. He is one of the most important figures in Anglo-Saxon turn-of-the-century literature, with novels such as The American [1877] and the horror novel The Turn of the Screw [1898].
Download or read book The Golden Bull written by Marjorie Cowley and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . . 5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur. Marjorie Cowley vividly imagines the intrigues, and harsh struggle for survival in ancient Mesopotamia.
Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Frederick Feikema Manfred and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry James written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents critical analyses of five novels by Henry James, each with a plot summary and list of characters, and includes a biography of James, and an index of themes and ideas.
Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1985 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The close relationship between American millionaire Adam Venuer and his daughter Maggie threatens their respective marriages
Download or read book The Outcry written by Henry James and published by Double 9 Booksllp. This book was released on 2022-12-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry James wrote a book titled The Outcry in 1911. It was once intended to be a play. His final work, The Outcry, was finished just before he passed away in 1916. The plot centers on affluent Americans purchasing priceless works of art from Britain. The widower Lord Theign intends to sell American millionaire Breckenridge Bender his exquisite painting Duchess of Waterbridge by Sir Joshua Reynolds to pay off the gambling debts of his daughter Kitty Imber. Young art critic Hugh Crimble opposes the sale, saying that Britain's priceless works of art should remain in the nation. Lady Grace, Theign's astute daughter, lends him encouragement. When word of the Reynolds' impending sale reaches the media, a patriotic uproar erupts, much to Bender's delight. Crimble, meantime, has discovered another artwork in Theign's collection that he believes to be a Mantovano rare. (James believed this artist to be a fabrication; nevertheless, it was later discovered that a little-known painter by that name actually existed.) Crimble's suspicion on the Mantovano eventually proves to be accurate. Theign decides not to sell the Reynolds to Bender and instead chooses to gift the Mantovano to the National Gallery. His friend Lady Sandgate joins forces with Theign by giving her family's Sir Thomas Lawrence artwork to the Gallery.
Download or read book Hawthorne written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Box Office Murders written by Freeman Wills Crofts and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Box Office Murders" by Freeman Wills Crofts. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Bowl with Gold Seams written by Ellen Prentiss Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is sharp, vivid, and gut-wrenching story-telling of the most powerful kind." -Catherine Mayo, author, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire Ellen Prentiss Campbell's debut novel, The Bowl with Gold Seams, is a moving, intimate story of unexpected personal transformations. An unusual chapter in the long history of the Bedford Springs Hotel in Pennsylvania inspired this work of historical fiction: during the summer of 1945, the resort served as the unlikely detainment center for the Japanese ambassador to Berlin, his staff, and their families. The Bowl with Gold Seams tells Hazel Shaw's story as a young woman working at the hotel among the Japanese, and the further story of the reverberating lifelong consequences of that experience. The final events of the war challenge her beliefs about enemies and friends, victory and defeat, love and loyalty. In the ensuing years she remains haunted by memories. An unexpected encounter causes Hazel to return to the hotel long after the end of the war; she must confront her past, come to terms with her present life, and determine her future.
Download or read book Bowl of Cherries written by Millard Kaufman and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] smart, zany comedy...irresistible...[the] precocious young hero pulls on our sympathies even as he trudges on through absurdity.”—The Washington Post Book World Kicked out of Yale at the age of fourteen, Judd Breslau falls in with Phillips Chatterton, a bathrobe-wearing Egyptologist working out of a dilapidated home laboratory. Entranced by Chatterton's daughter, Valerie, Breslau abandons his studies and decides to move in with the eccentric scientist and assist with research. But the work is not what Judd had thought and, mesmerized by Valerie, Breslau follows her to a number of strange locales—a secret attic in her father's home, a Colorado equestrian ranch, and a porn studio beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Judd ultimately makes his way to the forlorn Iraqi province of Assama, ending up in a jail cell from which he narrates the novel, awaiting his execution while war rages on around him. The brilliant creation of ninety-year-old debut novelist Millard Kaufman, co-creator of Mr. Magoo and twice nominated for Academy Awards for screenwriting, Bowl of Cherries rivals the liveliest comic epics for giddy wordplay and gleeful invention, containing all the joy, madness, terror, and doubt of adolescence—and everything after. “Kaufman's writing summons the ghosts of Vladimir Nabokov and Franz Kafka.”—Rocky Mountain Chronicle “Kaufman's screwball sensibility, relish for language, gleeful vulgarism and deep sympathy for his characters make this novel an unprecedented joyride.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Download or read book The 100 Best Novels in English written by Robert McCrum and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LITERARY COMPANIONS, BOOK REVIEWS & GUIDES. Everybody loves a list but this is a list of major ambition: namely, to select the best 100 novels in the English language, published from the late 17th century to the present day. This list has been built up week by week in The Observer since September 2013, and selected by writer and Observer editor Robert McCrum. With a short critique on each book, this is a real delight for literary lovers.
Download or read book Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a narrative in which the intrigues and deceptions in relationships are discussed. It is the story of the growth of a woman and her struggle to save her marriage. The plot revolves entirely around the four central characters. The author delves in to the psychology of the characters and their conscience is discussed in detail....
Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Bowl Volume 2 written by Henry James and published by True Sign Publishing House Private Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The Golden Bowl - Volume 2 (First Edition)"" continues Henry James's captivating narrative, delving deeper into the intricate web of relationships and secrets that bind its characters. Set in the refined circles of European and American high society, the novel further explores the complexities of love, loyalty, and betrayal. As the lives of Maggie Verver, her husband Prince Amerigo, her father Adam Verver, and their close associates unfold, James masterfully navigates the nuances of human emotions and desires. Themes of duty, responsibility, and the consequences of personal choices are intricately woven into the fabric of the story. With his trademark psychological insight and eloquent prose, James leads readers on a thought-provoking journey into the depths of the human psyche and the intricacies of social conventions. ""The Golden Bowl - Volume 2"" stands as a testament to James's literary genius and remains a timeless exploration of passion, ambition, and the complexities of the human heart.
Download or read book The Bridge written by Peter Lalor and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's most amazing engineering feats - a structure that has become a national icon.
Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 1756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Bowl written by Henry James and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 506 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. The Golden Bowl explores the tangle of interrelationships between a father and daughter and their respective spouses. The novel focuses deeply and almost exclusively on the consciousness of the central characters, with powerful insight. Prince Amerigo, an impoverished but charismatic Italian nobleman, is in London for his marriage to Maggie Verver, only child of the widower Adam Verver, the fabulously wealthy American financier and art collector. While there, he re-encounters Charlotte Stant, another young American and a former mistress from his days in Rome; they met in Mrs. Assingham's drawing room. Charlotte is not wealthy, which is one reason they did not marry. Maggie and Charlotte have been dear friends since childhood, although Maggie doesn't know of Charlotte and Amerigo's past relationship.
