Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xxiv, 385 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
An old man in Rye -- A preparation for culture. The girl in the doorway ; A native of no country ; A superstitious valuation ; Along the Thames -- The marriage plot. Her empty chair ; Proposals ; An unmarried man ; A London life ; The envelope of circumstances -- Italian journeys. Bellosguardo hours ; Mr. Osmond ; Stranieri ; An uncertain terrain ; A Venetian interlude ; Fenimore -- Sex and serials, the Continent, and the critics. Maupassant and the monkey ; The magazines ; The Roccanera ; The art of fiction -- Putting out the lights. The altar of the dead ; "I was perfectly free" ; Working in the dark ; The second chance ; Endgame. |
Summary |
A revelatory biography of the American master as told through the lens of his greatest novel. |
Subject |
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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James, Henry, 1843-1916. Portrait of a lady.
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American fiction -- European influences.
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Added Title |
Henry James and the making of an American masterpiece |
ISBN |
9780871404084 (hardcover) |
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0871404087 (hardcover) |
Standard No. |
40021273373 |
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