Henry James

English Hours (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A must-read for travelers, Anglophiles, and fans of Henry James. These engaging essays capture the wonder and pleasure of James's first experiences in England, the country that later became his adopted home for half a century. Lively vignettes take the reader from the city to the country to the seaside, each one brimming with James's insights and sparkling prose.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411441040
• Artikelnr.: 43811903

Autorenporträt

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an iconic figure of nineteenth-century literature. Among his many masterpieces are The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Europeans, The Golden Bowl and Washington Square. As well as fiction, James produced several works of travel literature and biography and was one of the great letter-writers of any age. A contemporary and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad, James continues to exert a major influence on generations of novelists and writers.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Colm Toibin Introduction by Leon Edel London Browning in Westminster Abbey Chester Lichfield and Warwick North Devoen Wells and Salisbury An English Easter London at Midsummer Two Excursions In Warwickshire Abbeys and Castles English Vignettes An English New Year An English Winter Watering-place Winchelsea, Rye and 'Denis Duval' Old Suffolk Index