Henry James: Novels 1903-1911 (LOA #215)
The Ambassadors / The Golden Bowl / The Outcry
$81.30
- Hardcover
1197 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2011
Summary
Nearly thirty years in the making, The Library of America’s eleven-volume edition of the complete fiction of Henry James now culminates with this authoritative volume collecting his final three finished works.
Considered by James to be his most finely constructed novel, The Ambassadors (1903) recounts the attempts of a conscientious American to convince the son of a friend to return home from Paris—and in doing so plays the charm of the Old World against the provinci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598530919 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1598530917 |
| Author: | Henry James, Ross Posnock |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1197 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 737g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 130mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Library of America Complete Novels of Henry James |
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About The Author
Henry James
Henry James (1843-1916), born in New York City, was the son of noted religious philosopher Henry James, Sr., and brother of eminent psychologist and philosopher William James. His many works include Washington Square (1880), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Princess Casamassima (1886), The Aspern Papers (1888), The Turn of the Screw (1898), and three large novels of the new century, The Wings of the Dove (1902), The Ambassadors (1903) and The Golden Bowl (1904). He died in London in February 1916.
Ross Posnock, editor, is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the author of several books, including Henry James and the Problem of Robert Browning (1985) and The Trial of Curiosity- Henry James, William James, and the Challenge of Modernity (1991).
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