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Henry James on Culture

Collected Essays on Politics and the American Social Scene

By: Henry James

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Henry James on Culture

Collected Essays on Politics and the American Social Scene

By: Henry James

This text presents a collection of 18 articles by Henry James on the social and political issues of his day. They focus on questions of gender and manners, religion and metaphysics, as well as grouping together all of his works on World War I.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803276192

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9780803276192

Henry James: Complete Stories Vol. 1 1864-1874 (LOA #111)

By: Henry James

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Henry James: Complete Stories Vol. 1 1864-1874 (LOA #111)

By: Henry James

“A dignified and impressive addition to your bookshelf that reveals James’s virtuoso performance in a genre he helped to define, refine and elevate.” — The Commercial Appeal This Library of America volume, the first of five of Henry James’s short fiction, brings together his first twenty-four published stories, thirteen never collected by James. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, settings, and formal techniques, they show the first explorations of some of James’s most significant themes: the force of social convention and the compromises it demands; the complex and often ambiguous encounter between Europe and America; the energies of passion measured against the rigors of artistic discipline. By his mid-twenties, James was a regular contributor to the most prestigious and popular magazines of his era. He is equally at ease writing historical tales, such as “Gabrielle de Bergerac,” a love story set in pre-Revolutionary France, as he is exploring contemporary events, as in the three stories that treat the effects of the American Civil War on civilians. James’s psychological acuity is already evident in “Master Eustace,” a study of the ruthlessness of a spoiled child, and in “Guest’s Confession,” where the comic portrayal of an arrogant businessman hints at his cruelty and self-absorption. In “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes,” and “The Last of the Valerii,” James begins to work with the supernatural and fantastic motifs that would continue to surface in his work. Early examples of James’s lifelong fascination with art and artists include “A Landscape Painter,” about a young painter’s attraction to a seemingly simple family living in a desolate coastal town, and “The Madonna of the Future,” where an aging artist avoids the unveiling of his masterpiece. Adumbrating later triumphs and compelling in their own right, these stories reveal and accomplished and cosmopolitan young talent mastering the art of the short story. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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1004

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Library of America

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1883011701

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9781883011703

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1884–1886

Volume 1

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1884–1886

Volume 1

By: Henry James

This fourteenth installment in the complete collection of Henry James’s more than ten thousand letters records James’s ongoing efforts to care for his sister, develop his work, strengthen his professional status, build friendships old and new, and maximize his income.

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1496221125

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9781496221124

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883–1884

Volume 2

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883–1884

Volume 2

By: Henry James

This volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883–1884 includes 125 letters, of which 72 are published for the first time, written from January 29, 1884, to November 9, 1884. The letters mark Henry James’s confidence and achievements as an internationally important professional writer, including his participation in conceiving and carrying out with editors and publishers complicated plans to distribute his work and maximize his income. James details his work on mid-career novels The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima as well as work on a number of tales that would help to define his career. This volume concludes with James’s anticipation of the arrival in England from the United States of his sister, Alice, who would never again return to her homeland.

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356

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University of Nebraska Press

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1496215109

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9781496215109

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878–1880

Volume 2

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878–1880

Volume 2

By: Henry James

Containing letters written between September 2, 1879, and May 14, 1880, this second volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878–1880 documents the full establishment of Henry James as a professional writer and critic on both sides of the Atlantic, as James publishes the novel Confidence and the literary biography Hawthorne and begins work on Washington Square and The Portrait of a Lady. James also visits Paris, Florence, Rome, and Naples; begins his friendship with Constance Fenimore Woolson; and deepens his attachment to London and to his friends and acquaintances there.

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0803269854

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9780803269859

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1884–1886

Volume 2

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1884–1886

Volume 2

By: Henry James

This fifteenth installment in the complete collection of Henry James’s more than ten thousand letters records James’s ongoing efforts to care for his sister, develop his work, strengthen his professional status, build friendships, and engage timely political and economic issues.

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372

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1496226658

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9781496226655

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883-1884

By: Henry James

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The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883-1884

By: Henry James

This volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883–1884 includes 178 letters, of which 117 are published for the first time, written from January 2, 1883, to January 29, 1884. The letters trace the development of Henry James’s literary career as well as the maturation of his international reputation as a public figure. They also record James’s recovery following the deaths of his parents and brother, the difficult execution of his father’s will, and his return to England from an extended stay in the United States. This volume concludes with James’s continuing efforts to maximize his writing income.

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434

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University of Nebraska Press

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1496206436

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9781496206435

The Collected Works of Henry James, Vol. 06 (of 36): The Golden Bowl; Italian Hours

By: Henry James

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The Collected Works of Henry James, Vol. 06 (of 36): The Golden Bowl; Italian Hours

By: Henry James

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.

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740

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Throne Classics

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1662723075

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9781662723070

The Novels and Tales of Henry James;

By: Henry James,Percy Lubbock

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The Novels and Tales of Henry James;

By: Henry James,Percy Lubbock

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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