Henry James - Libros y biografía

John Marcher, der Protagonist, begegnet wieder einer Frau namens May Bartram, die er zehn Jahre zuvor in Süditalien kennengelernt hat, und die sich an sein seltsames Geheimnis erinnert: Marcher ist von...

È passata una decina d’anni da quando John Marcher ha confessato a May Bertram di temere un’aggressione destinata ad aprire una voragine nella sua esistenza. Quando si rincontrano si riattiva la stessa...

I had taken Mrs. Prest into my confidence; in truth without her I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips. It was she who invented...

Strether's first question, when he reached the hotel, was about his friend; yet on his learning that Waymarsh was apparently not to arrive till evening he was not wholly disconcerted. A telegram from...

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an American-British author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists...

At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel. There are, indeed, many hotels, for the entertainment of tourists is the business of the place, which, as many travelers...

The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be, I remember...

The Prince had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image of the truth of the ancient state than any they have left...

A short story which deals, as many other novels by James, with the changing role of women in Society and the differences that begun to arise between the old stiff Europe and the America at the end of...

"To travel with James in these pages is to take an unhurried vacation with a thoroughly seasoned, supremely cultivated, acutely intelligent companion. Our guide is a curious, engaged observer not only...

Catherine is well on her way to becoming a spinster. She's 21 and part of New York's upper-class society, but she has never had a flirt and is plain-looking without the sparkling personality to make up...

Christopher Newman, a somewhat awkward but well-meaning American businessman traveling in Europe for the first time, meets and falls in love with the aristocratic young widow Claire de Bellegarde. But...

Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, Roderick Hudson is a One has the money but not the talent. One has the talent but not the money. It would seem that Rowland Mallet and...

'What Maise Knew' (1897) should perhaps have been titled 'Divorce for Dummies' instead. In this tense and clever novel, Henry James lays out with perfect clarity what not to do when your child becomes...

"...her singularity took the form of a charm which—once circumstances had made them so intimate—it was impossible to resist or conjure away." The beautiful New Yorker, Georgina Gressie, causes distress...

A young governess. A remote house. Two silent children. When less than benevolent ghosts are added into this already precarious mixture - chaos ensues. A gothic novella that explores fear, innocence,...

What is the true American identity?This question, still relevant today, was a core issue in the 19th century art and literature. In "Point of View", Henry James is searching for an answer deep into the...

'The Tree of Knowledge' tells the story of Morgan Mallow, a talеntless sculptor and his friend, Peter Brench. Peter wants to keep his friend's wife and son from discovering Morgan's lack of talent by...

What can destroy sisterly love faster than a love triangle?"The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" tells the story of two sisters: Viola and Perdita, described as equally beautiful. Both women fall in love...

France - Delicious food, beautiful buildings and an elegance of people rarely seen anywhere else!Dear reader, take my hand and enjoy this tour de France – with Henry James as your guide. Written as a...

Isabel Archer, a beautiful and adventurous young American woman, has been brought to Europe by her Aunt, Mrs Touchett, hoping to find a future husband for her niece. When Isabel turns down several suitors,...

One of James' most popular novellas, "The Aspern Papers" is based on the letters exchanged between the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife's stepsister Claire Clermont. An unnamed...

Enwrapped in indescribable mysteriousness, 'The Figure in the Carpet' (1896) is a short story by the American-born British writer Henry James. It explores the meaning of art and how it is found in what...

Regarded as one of his finest works, Henry James' 'The Bostonians' (1886) is a brilliant satire about the women's rights movement in America. Verena Tarrant is an inspirational feminist speaker, but her...

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an American-British author regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists...

'O Mentiroso' é uma pequena novela centrada na personagem de Oliver Lyon, um pintor contratado para produzir um retrato de Sir David Ashmore, um nonagenário. Para esse efeito, Lyon desloca-se à casa de...

I had taken Mrs. Prest into my confidence; in truth without her I should have made but little advance, for the fruitful idea in the whole business dropped from her friendly lips. It was she who invented...

Dans cet ouvrage peu connu d'Henry James, le narrateur s'immisce dans la vie d'un homme, il favorise sa rencontre avec une cousine lointaine. Une rencontre entre cousin et cousine qui aurait pu être un...

Tra i padri del moderno romanzo e pioniere di una forma narrativa assolutamente innovativa, in questo racconto Henry James ci porta nell'Inghilterra dell'800, dove il protagonista, John Marcher, confida...

Tre classici racconti dello scrittore americano Henry James (1843-1916). Ne «Il diario di un cinquantenne» un inglese torna a visitare Firenze dopo molti anni e rivive i fantasmi della propria giovinezza...