Henry James
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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—81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who in "confronting her destiny" finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently...
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Some Short Stories [by Henry James]" by Henry James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature....
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"The virtue of The Daily Henry James is how rousingly it distills the exhortation that echoes across James's work: Seize the day!"-The Wall Street Journal
First published with novelist Henry James's approval in 1911 as the ultimate token of fandom-a limited edition quote-of-the-day collection titled The Henry James Year Book-this new edition remains a timeless delight for modern readers. Drawing on the Master's novels, essays, reviews, plays, criticism,...
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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—81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who in "confronting her destiny" finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently...
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Two terrifying books bound together in one striking tête-bêche volume: a brand new anthology of morbid, macabre, and mysterious masterworks, Shadows Against the Dark: Collected Tales of Horror, is paired with Henry James's definitive Gothic classic The Turn of the Screw.
A stranger in a rowboat approaches a schooner in the blackness of night to beg for food. The residents of a secluded town whisper stories about a headless horseman. A poor Hawaiian...
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The Harvard Fiction Classics represent a specific selection of the greatest novels, novellas and short stories of seven national literatures, namely: English, American, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Scandinavian.
Table of Contents:
Vols. 1 & 2: The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
Vol. 3:
A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Vol. 4: Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott
Vol. 5 & 6: Vanity Fair by William...
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"Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages" by Henry James, Thomas Hardy, George Moore, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Walter Besant. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously...
8) Brooksmith
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"Brooksmith," a short story written by Henry James in 1891, tells the tale of Brooksmith, a retired diplomat's butler the 'narrator' had once known. Brooksmith was responsible for the preservation of the atmosphere the diplomat's salon where the guests en
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Plagada de humor e ironía, esta historia genial de Henry James relata las desventuras amorosas de Peter Brench; secretamente enamorado de la esposa de su mejor amigo: un escultor mediocre que se siente y se conduce como un genio incomprendido. La tensión por fin se desata cuando el hijo del matrimonio Mallow decide iniciar una carrera artística en París y esto lo lleva a descubrir lo que durante años toda su familia -incluido Peter Brench, su...
11) Lo mejor de todo
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Cuando después de la muerte de Ashton Doyne -sólo tres meses después- le hicieron a George Withermore eso que suele llamarse una proposición, con respecto a un "volumen", la comunicación le llegó directamente de sus editores, que habían sido también, y la verdad es que mucho más, los del propio Doyne; pero no le sorprendió saber, al celebrarse la entrevista que luego le propusieron, que habían recibido algunas presiones por parte de la...
12) La edad madura
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"La Edad Madura" de Henry James explora las complejas vidas de personajes que enfrentan la mediana edad. Profundiza en sus luchas emocionales, deseos y búsqueda de significado, ofreciendo una exploración matizada de las relaciones humanas y el paso del tiempo.
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This is a moral tale of love, jealousy and passion set in a small mining village in the county of Derbyshire, England. A young primary school teacher falls in love with the son of the owner of the local limestone quarry, where most of the local residents are employed, The son has a reputation of being a dissolute character who lives on his father's monthly financial allowance and treats life as a playground. He does nothing to assist his father in...
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No Longer Bound is about the intersection of reading comprehension and interpretation that leads to the development of a powerful and transformative sermon. Reading facilitates the interpretive process, which is the essence of any sermon. The sermon is an interpretation of an interpretation and as such presents itself as a new gospel message. The ability to write and preach a sermon is an exercise in freedom. The book is grounded in a narrative theological...
16) Commentaries on the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49: the Battles of the Second Sikh War by an Eyewitness
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"An infantry officer's view of the fall of the Sikhs.
The author of this book served with No 6 company of HM 24th Regiment-an infantry regiment of the British Army-which saw much service in the Second Sikh War and suffered greatly in the fighting particularly at Chillianwalla. So there could hardly be a more qualified writer-or one with closer connections to other participants-to take on the task of reporting the war. At the conclusion of the First...
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[2021]
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After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor in 1980s England with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn't mean gone.
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A two-fold purpose has been kept in view during the preparation of this book — on the one hand, to refresh the memories and, if possible, to enlarge the knowledge, of readers who have already visited Europe, on the other, to provide something in the nature of a substitute for those who have not yet done so, and to inspire them with new and stronger ambitions to make the trip.
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Great Britain and Ireland:
London
Cathedrals and Abbeys
Castles...
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Musaicum Books presents to you a collection of the greatest horror, supernatural and gothic tales of all time:
Washington Irving:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Théophile Gautier:
Clarimonde
The Mummy's Foot
Richard Marsh:
The Beetle
H. P. Lovecraft:
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
At The Mountains of Madness
The Colour out of Space
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Dunwich Horror
The Shunned House...
Mary Shelley:
Frankenstein
The Mortal Immortal
The Evil...
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Edgar Allan Poe:
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado
The Black Cat...
Henry James:
The Turn of the Screw
The Ghostly Rental...
H. P. Lovecraft:
The Dunwich Horror
The Shunned House...
Mary Shelley:
Frankenstein
The Mortal Immortal
The Evil Eye...
John William Polidori:
The Vampyre
Bram Stoker:
Dracula
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Lair of the White Worm...
Algernon Blackwood:
The Willows
A Haunted Island
A Case of Eavesdropping
Ancient...