Henry James - Libros y biografía

Contents: Watch and Ward Roderick Hudson The American The Europeans Confidence Washington Square The Portrait of a Lady The Bostonians The Princess Casamassima The Reverberator The Tragic Muse The Other...

In Henry James's 'The Wings of the Dove (Complete Edition)', readers are plunged into the complicated world of love, wealth, and morality. The novel explores the intertwined lives of Kate Croy, Merton...

The book opens with an unnamed narrator’s description of a party held one Christmas Eve in England at which some friends have gathered to share ghost stories. One of the partygoers, Douglas, says that...

The novel comes from what is called James’s ‘late period’. The writing is mannered, baroque, complex, and focused intently on the psychological relationships between his characters. There is very little...

Henry James' 'The Complete Works' is a collection of the author's most beloved novels, novellas, and short stories. Written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, James' works are known for their...

Catherine Sloper, the only surviving child of the Sloper family, is a kind but plain girl, and as such is treated by her widowed father, Dr. Sloper. So when Catherine becomes engaged, Dr. Sloper finds...

Disillusioned with the harsh and competitive American business world, Christopher Newman travels to Europe for an extended holiday with the intention of finding a wife. When he meets the beautiful Claire...

When Lambert Strether of Woollett, Massachusetts, is dispatched to Europe by his wealthy fiancée to fetch her son, Chad, home from Paris, the middle-aged innocent is impressed by the young man’s sophistication,...

The lives of two men—Roderick Hudson, a gifted sculptor, and Rowland Mallet, Roderick’s benefactor—are tragically altered by love after they travel to Europe to further Hudson’s career. Mallet, a wealthy...

While on a trip to Switzerland, Frederick Winterbourne is introduced to a young, beautiful American named Daisy Miller. Although Daisy has a reputation for being frivolous and flirtatious, Winterbourne...

After the death of her father, Isabel Archer, a young American woman, travels to England to stay with her aunt, where she finds herself an object of affection for several men. When she is left a large...

After the death of her father, Isabel Archer, a young American woman, travels to England to stay with her aunt, where she finds herself an object of affection for several men. When she is left a large...

When the threat of poverty forces Kate Croy and Merton Densher to reconsider their engagement to one another, Kate becomes determined to find a solution. The answer comes in the form of Milly Theale,...

Verena Tarrant is caught between two people vying for control of her attention and affections. Because of her eloquence as a speaker for the feminist movement, Olive Chancellor wants her attention focused...

When Maggie Verver gets married, she worries that her widowed father—with whom she has always been close—is going to be lonely, so encourages him to marry her friend Charlotte. What father and daughter...

After her parents’ divorce, young Maisie’s divides her time between living with her mother and father. Beale and Ida are frivolous and irresponsible parents, treating Maisie as a go-between and paying...

When the threat of poverty forces Kate Croy and Merton Densher to reconsider their engagement to one another, Kate becomes determined to find a solution. The answer comes in the form of Milly Theale,...

Londres, années 1870-1880. Hyacinth Robinson, jeune typographe engagé dans les milieux anarchistes, rencontre un soir au théâtre la belle princesse Casamassima, une aristocrate qui s’efforce de tourner...

Le colonel Capadose est un homme fascinant : séduisant, beau parleur, bon cavalier, aimé des femmes – et surtout de la sienne, Everina –, il réunit toutes les qualités dont on peut rêver. Seule ombre...

Henry James, le plus grand romancier américain de son époque, a durant toute sa vie voyagé en Europe comme dans son pays natal, pour promener " un désir aux yeux ouverts ", désir de noter tout ce qui...

Henry James's 'The Sacred Fount' is a complex and enigmatic novel that revolves around the intricate relationships and social dynamics within a wealthy English country house. Written in James's characteristic...

Henry James's novel 'The Ambassadors' is a sophisticated exploration of the complexities of human relationships, morals, and cultural differences. Written in the realist style, James expertly captures...

I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of The Tragic Muse, which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately,...

I profess a certain vagueness of remembrance in respect to the origin and growth of The Tragic Muse, which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly again, beginning January 1889 and running on, inordinately,...

In 'A Day of Days' by Henry James, readers are taken on a journey through a single day in the life of a young woman, exploring themes of love, loss, and personal transformation. James' signature prose...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Portrait of a Lady (The Unabridged Edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Portrait of a Lady is one of James's...

In 'Sir Dominick Ferrand' by Henry James, the reader is transported into a world of intricate social dynamics and psychological depth. Written in James' renowned dense and introspective style, the novella...

This great Victorian Collection contains the complete 22 novels of Henry James, including the autobiographies of the author. Introduction: Henry James by William Dean Howells Novels: Watch and Ward Roderick...

Rowland Mallet, a wealthy Bostonian bachelor and art connoisseur, visits his cousin Cecilia in Massachusetts, and meets Roderick Hudson, a young law student who sculpts in his spare time. Mallet invites...

In Henry James' novel 'Adina,' the reader is taken on a journey through the intricate world of high society in 19th-century England. The book is characterized by its detailed descriptions, elaborate character...