Henry James
2) In the Cage
"The Long Wards" is an essay by Henry James.
James was an American author who became a British citizen in the last year of his life. He is 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
7) The Pupil
History. Its mission was to assist the movement of wounded Allied troops from the battlefields to hospitals in France during World War I. The Corps began with two cars and four drivers. When John Dos Passos joined the corps in 1917, the service had 13 sections of 600 American volunteer drivers and 300 ambulances. (from GoodReads)
10) The Coxon Fund
The greater the windbag the greater the calamity.
Henry James examines one of his favorite topics—the artist’s place in society—by profiling a “genius” who just can’t seem to support himself. A dazzling intellectual and brilliant speaker, Mr. Saltram has become the most sought-after houseguest in England. But, as his intellectual labors slacken, it beomes harder and harder to get him to leave.
A wry, edgy comedy
...11) Greville Fane
14) The Path Of Duty
"The Path Of Duty" is a short story by Henry James.
James was an American author who became a British citizen in the last year of his life. He is 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
15) Le Tour d'Écrou
Deux enfants, Miles et Flora, sont confiés, dans des circonstances un peu mystérieuses, à une gouvernante. Cette dernière acquiert bientôt la certitude que des esprits damnés persécutent les deux petits qui, par une sorte de connivence, gardent jalousement pour eux ce secret. Malgré tout, l'héroïne entreprend une lutte pour les libérer de cette possession dans une atmosphère de cauchemars et d'hallucinations... Dans la préface,
...El Árbol de la Ciencia es un relato fantástico escrito en 1900.
Peter Brench es un hombre muy rico íntimo amigo del matrimonio Mallow. Está secretamente enamorado de la Sra Mallow.
El Señor Mallow, un escultor más que mediocre, es un soñador empedernido quien atribuye su fracaso artístico a distintos factores, pero nunca a su falta de talento.
Lancelot, el hijo de los Mallow va a París a iniciarse en la carrera artístisca
Daisy Miller is a beautiful American girl abroad. Assured, flirtatious, and at odds with reserved European etiquette, she meets two men: Mr. Winterbourne, a world-weary compatriot in full pursuit, and Mr. Giovanelli, a passionate Italian with questionable motives. Unmindful of the scandals she incites and of the risks to her reputation, Daisy believes that she is also impervious to fate.
In Washington Square, New
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