Henry James

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Henry James - Portrait of a Lady Vol 2

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881 and then as a book in 1881. It is the story of a spirited young American...

Gesine and 13 more 12 hours 9 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Henry James - Small Boy and Others

A Small Boy and Others is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1913. The book covers James's earliest years and discusses his intellectually active family, his intermittent schooling, and his first...

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Family Life

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Henry James - What Maisie Knew

When Beale and Ida Farange are divorced, the court decrees that their only child, the very young Maisie, will shuttle back and forth between them, spending six months of the year with each. The parents are immoral...

Elizabeth Klett 8 hours 50 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Sacred Fount

Published in 1901, The Sacred Fount delves into the interior observations and obsessions of one Englishman during a weekend gathering in the country. Regarding himself as a master of human psychology, the narrator...

skoval 8 hours 40 minutes

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Art, Design & Architecture

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Henry James - Little Tour in France

A splendid example of travel writing at its best, in this description of six week tour in France — from Touraine, down to Provence, then back up north — made by Henry James in 1882, and first published in the Atlantic...

Nicholas Clifford 7 hours 51 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Henry James - Confidence

This light and somewhat awkward comedy centers on artist Bernard Longueville, scientist Gordon Wright, and the sometimes inscrutable heroine, Angela Vivian. The plot rambles through various romantic entanglements...

Judi Mason and 4 more 7 hours 46 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Henry James - Other House

A dramatic tale of passion and unrequited love, involving a deathbed promise, murder and a cover-up, all of which takes place in a tight-knit community of people. — Summary by (shih-ping)

KirkL and 3 more 7 hours 34 minutes

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General Fiction

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Henry James - Washington Square

Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict...

Dawn 7 hours 24 minutes

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General Fiction

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Henry James - Spoils of Poynton

The recently widowed Adela Gereth, a lover of beauty and passionate collector of fine objects, strikes up a friendship with the young Fleda Vetch, when both of them find themselves guests in the tasteless house of...

Nicholas Clifford 7 hours 14 minutes

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Travel Fiction

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Henry James - Europeans

The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the...

Lee Ann Howlett 6 hours 37 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

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Henry James - Outcry

The story concerns the contemplated sale of a famous painting by a proud but relatively cash-strapped British aristocrat to a wealthy American art collector who is bent on buying up treasured masterpieces from the Old...

Linda Johnson and 1 more 6 hours 24 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Henry James - Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. It is a ghost story that was originally published in 1898. A nameless governess reports the events of two ghosts who stalk the young children she has...

Nikolle Doolin 5 hours 43 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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