- This version of Louisa Pallant includes a biography of the author Henry James at the end of the book - This includes life before and after the release of the book In this tale from Henry James, a pair of old lovers happen to cross paths in Europe and hash over the details of their ill-fated romance. In an unexpected twist, the narrator's nephew finds himself falling for the old flame's beautiful daughter, and history appears poised to repeat itself.
Louisa Pallant first appeared in magazine form in Harper's New Monthly Magazine for February 1888, alongside contributions by William Dean Howells and George Du Maurier. It was then reprinted in book form in England and America later the same year. Sometimes a work of literature may contains echoes or references to another work by a different author (and the same may be true for works of art or music). They may be placed there deliberately or unintentionally. And these references may (or may not) throw extra light onto either the earlier or the later work. Here there is a clear echo of Great Expectations (1860-61). Charles Dickens's character Miss Havisham has been jilted at the altar and has been eaten up with bitterness ever since. As a form of revenge upon men, she trains her young ward Estella to be deliberately stony hearted. When the young hero of the novel Pip falls in love with Estella, she encourages him, then takes delight in rejecting and humiliating him. In Louisa Pallant, the roles are similar, although the outcome is different. Louisa has been 'engaged' to the narrator, but has rejected him in favour of Henry Pallant. We have the impression that she chose a richer man, but her marriage has not been a success, and her husband has both died and left her without very much money. Louisa has produced a daughter who is cold, clever, calculating, and socially ambitious. Louisa herself admits that the girl is the embodiment of her own weaknesses and flaws - but much magnified. And on the balance of events in the tale, Linda gets what she wants - a rich husband.
The stories and novellas of Henry James are collected in this massive anthology. Also included is a biography about the life and times of Henry James. Included Works: The Altar of the Dead The Author of Beltraffio The Beast in the Jungle The Beldonald Holbein A Bundle of Letters The Chaperon The Coxon Fund Daisy Miller: A Study in Two Parts The Death of the Lion The Diary of a Man of Fifty Embarrassments Eugene Pickering The Figure in the Carpet The Finer Grain Four Meetings Georgina's Reasons Glasses Greville Fane An International Episode In the Cage The Jolly Corner The Lesson of the Master A London Life and Other Tales Louisa Pallant Madame de Mauves The Madonna of the Future The Marriages The Middle Years Nona Vincent Pandora A Passionate Pilgrim The Patagonia The Path of Duty The Pension Beaurepas Picture and Text The Point of View The Pupil The Real Thing The Reverberator Roderick Hudson Sir Dominick Ferrand Some Short Stories The Turn of the Screw
How Far Would You Go Just To Nurture Your Obsession? “That was originally what I had loved him for: that at a period when our native land was nude and crude and provincial, when the famous 'atmosphere' it is supposed to lack was not even missed, when literature was lonely there and art and form almost impossible, he had found the means to live and write like one of the first; to be free and general and not at all afraid; to feel, understand, and express everything.” - Henry James, The Aspern Papers An anonymous narrator arrives in Venice to retrieve Jeffrey Aspern’s - an American poet and his idol - love letters. There he finds Juliana Bordereau and his aging niece who may or may not have the letters in question. To convince Juliana, the narrator tries to seduce the niece, Miss Tita but is he willing to pay the price? Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
As an American author who chose to live in Europe, Henry James frequentlywrote about cultural differences between the Old and New World. Theplight of bewildered Americans adrift on a sea of European sophisticationbecame a regular theme in his fiction.This collection of twenty-four papers from some of the world's leadingJames scholars offers a comprehensive picture of the author's crossculturalaesthetics. It provides detailed analyses of James's perception ofEurope - of its people and places, its history and culture, its artists andthinkers, its aesthetics and its ethics - which ultimately lead to a profoundreevaluation of his writing.With in-depth analysis of his works of fiction, his autobiographical andpersonal writings, and his critical works, the collection is a major contribution to current thinking about James, transtextuality and cultural appropriation.
"[Blandings] is an entire world unto itself and, one senses, Wodehouse pours into it his deepest feelings for England." —Stephen Fry The Honourable Galahad Threepwood has decided to write his memoir—a tell-all that could destroy polite society. Everyone wants this manuscript gone, particularly Lord Emsworth’s neighbor Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, who would do anything to keep the story of the prawns buried in the past. But the memoir isn’t the only problem. A chorus girl disguised as an heiress, a double-dealing detective, a stolen prize-winning sow, and a crazy ex-secretary are only a few of the complications that must be dealt with before everyone can have their happy ending.
Contents--Emerson; The Life of George Eliot; Daniel Deronda: A Conversation; Anthony Trollope; Robert Louis Stevenson; Miss Woolson; Alphonse Daudet; Guy de Maupassant; Ivan Turgenieff; George du Maurier; The Art of Fiction.
