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Henry James: Complete Stories Vol. 2 1874-1884 (LOA #106) by Henry James (1999, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLibrary of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-101883011639
ISBN-139781883011635
eBay Product ID (ePID)755236
Product Key Features
Book TitleHenry James: Complete Stories Vol. 2 1874-1884 (Loa #106)
Number of Pages924 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicPsychological, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorHenry James
Book SeriesLibrary of America Complete Stories of Henry James Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-019252
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal813/.4
SynopsisIn the years when he achieved his greatest success as a novelist, Henry James was also contributing stories prolifically to popular magazines. Stories collected in this Library of America volume (the second of five volumes of James's stories) show James working out, in a more concise fictional laboratory, themes that appear in such novels of the period as The Portrait of a Lady and The Bostonians . They include some of his most famous explorations of the international theme: "Daisy Miller," the unforgettable portrayal of an innocent, headstrong American girl at odds with European mores, "An International Episode" and "Lady Barberina," satirically probing tales of English aristocrats and the American marriage market, and "The Siege of London," in which an American widow strives to work her way into English society. In "A Bundle of Letters" and "The Point of View," James makes a fascinating experimental use of the epistolary form. "Professor Fargo" presents an unusually bleak view of the darker side of American life, while "The Author of 'Beltraffio'" offers a disturbing portrait of a fin-de-siècle novelist. Throughout, James wittily limns the demands and hidden struggles of social life, and hones his mastery of the unexpected resolution and the brilliantly framed moral portrait. Adventurous in narrative technique, yet marked by precise observation rendered in quicksilver prose, the stories of James's middle period present a breathtaking array of memorable characters and beguiling scenarios. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries., In the years when he achieved his greatest success as a novelist, Henry James was also contributing stories prolifically to popular magazines. Stories collected in this Library of America volume (the second of five volumes of James's stories) show James working out, in a more concise fictional laboratory, themes that appear in such novels of the period as The Portrait of a Lady and The Bostonians . They include some of his most famous explorations of the international theme: "Daisy Miller," the unforgettable portrayal of an innocent, headstrong American girl at odds with European mores, "An International Episode" and "Lady Barberina," satirically probing tales of English aristocrats and the American marriage market, and "The Siege of London," in which an American widow strives to work her way into English society. In "A Bundle of Letters" and "The Point of View," James makes a fascinating experimental use of the epistolary form. "Professor Fargo" presents an unusually bleak view of the darker side of American life, while "The Author of 'Beltraffio'" offers a disturbing portrait of a fin-de-si cle novelist. Throughout, James wittily limns the demands and hidden struggles of social life, and hones his mastery of the unexpected resolution and the brilliantly framed moral portrait. Adventurous in narrative technique, yet marked by precise observation rendered in quicksilver prose, the stories of James's middle period present a breathtaking array of memorable characters and beguiling scenarios. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
LC Classification NumberPS2112 1999
