Henry James

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Henry James - Sir Dominick Ferrand

«Levity» is not a word often applied to Henry James, but this story has about it an attractively lighthearted quality. It tells of Peter Baron, a poor, young struggling writer of adequate, if not transcendent,...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 20 minutes

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Henry James - Beast in the Jungle

'The Beast in the Jungle' is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats...

Rob James 2 hours 19 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Beast in the Jungle (version 2)

One of James's last great stories, it is not actually a ghost story but has every claim to be considered such with its mysterious spectral essences surviving death and summoning the central character towards — well,...

Tony Addison 2 hours 19 minutes

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Henry James - Birthplace

Neither the name of Shakespeare nor that of Stratford appears directly in this short piece by James, and yet both are absolutely central to his plot. The story has to do with Mr. and Mrs. Gedge, tempted away from a...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 16 minutes

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Henry James - Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts

Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James. It portrays the confused courtship of the eponymous American girl by Winterbourne, a compatriot of hers with much more sophistication. His pursuit of her is hampered by...

Gesine and 4 more 2 hours 15 minutes

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Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts (version 2 dramatic reading)

Dramatic Readings

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Henry James - Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts (version 2 dramatic reading)

Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella by Henry James first appearing in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1879, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by...

2 hours 15 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Lord Beaupre

What is a young man to do, when because of his pleasant disposition, and (of course) his considerable wealth, he finds himself besieged by bevies of eligible young women, some beautiful, some less so (some, even, his...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 13 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Henry James - Jolly Corner (Version 2)

«A miraculous masterpiece» it seemed to Henry James, who wrote it. What actually happens in this most remarkable story (though at one level, it is quite clear — a ghost appears) must ever remain unresolved. Stalked by...

Tony Addison 2 hours 7 minutes

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Henry James - Wheel Of Time

Fanny Knocker is a very, very plain young woman. She is introduced to the extremely handsome, thoroughly impoverished, younger son of an old family. What will transpire? (David Wales)

David Wales 1 hour 56 minutes

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Henry James - Pupil

Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an American couple living in Europe in a style not quite matched by their income. Mr....

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 52 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Chaperon

What on earth is a girl to do when London society has convicted her mother of a dreadful sin and has ostracized her? If blood is thicker than water, and the daughter remains loyal to her erring parent, how far will...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 43 minutes

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Henry James - Death of the Lion

This short novel is a black comedy about fame, manipulation, pretension, and surviving it all. The narrator, a reprehensible and seedy journalist, sets out to interview a minor author, and in his own quest for glory,...

Jacquerie 1 hour 41 minutes

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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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