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The Ambassadors by Henry James
Category: Classics
The greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James' "The Ambassadors" is edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole in "Penguin Classics". Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, ...Show more
The Ambassadors by Henry James
Category: Classics
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). This dark comedy, seen as one of the masterpieces of James's final period, follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe in pursuit of Chad Newsome, his widowed fiancée ...Show more
The American by Henry James
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Henry James's third novel is an exploration of his most powerful, perennial theme - the clash between European and American cultures, the Old World and the New. Christopher Newman, a 'self-made' American millionaire in France, falls in love with the beautiful aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her famil ...Show more
The Aspern Papers by Henry James
Category: Classics | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The plot of this short, powerful novel revolves around the intrigue of an unscrupulous publisher as he attempts to expose the secrets of a past some would like to forget. The conflict between past and present and how they are to be portrayed is a large theme of The Aspern Papers. The man who sets out t ...Show more
The Aspern Papers and Other Tales by Henry James; Michael Gorra (Notes by, Introduction by); Philip Horne (Editor)
Category: Classics
An impressive new selection of Henry James's short stories, edited by Pulitzer Prize-nominated James biographer Michael Gorra This volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all exploring the relationship between art and life. In the title story, "The Aspern Papers," a cri ...Show more
The Awkward Age by Henry James
Category: Fiction | Series: Classics Ser.
Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the ...Show more
The Bostonians by Henry James; Christopher Butler (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
Read Henry James' most Political Novel Wherever you go, madam, it will matter little what you carry. You will always carry your goodness. -- Henry James, The Bostonians In The Bostonians by Henry James, a 19th century Boston woman named Olive Chancellor is committed to the suffrage movement. Olive convi ...Show more
The Bostonians by Henry James
Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
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The Bostonians by Henry James; Richard Lansdown (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
Published in 1886, The Bostonians begins with the arrival in Boston of Basil Ransom, a young Mississippi lawyer in search of a career. Through his cousin, Olive Chancellor, Ransom comes to meet Verena, the beautiful daughter of a charlatan faith-healer and showman. When they hear Verena talk, Olive hope ...Show more
The Bushcraft Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Survival by James Henry
Category: Australiana
An extensive guide to hardcore wilderness survival
The Europeans by Henry James
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
one of a series of new editions of Henry James's most famous short stories and novels.
The Figure in the Carpet : Little Black Classic by Henry James
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics 49
Did she know and if she knew would she speak?'The story of an unsolved literary mystery that explores what James referred to as "troubled artistic consciousness" Introducing Little Black Classics- 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Pengu ...Show more