A Ring Of Conspirators by Miranda Seymour - ISBN: 9780743232203
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Literary giants, hidden rivalries, and scandalous secrets in Henry James’s circle.

A Ring Of Conspirators

Henry James And His Literary Circle, 1895-1915

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 2004

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Summary

Henry James left London in 1897 to spend the last two decades of his life in East Sussex where his neighbours included H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane, Ford Madox Ford, and Joseph Conrad. In this widely admired study, Miranda Seymour aims to cut through ‘the mass of evasions … and misrepresentations’ about their relationships with James. She finds that James was cruelly patronizing to protégé Wells and to Conrad; that he was annoyed by Ford, an incorrigible romancer; that he envied his rich friend…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780743232203
ISBN-10:0743232208
Author:Miranda Seymour
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:30 November 2004
Weight:249g
Dimensions:1mm
About The Author

Miranda Seymour

Miranda Seymour is the acclaimed author of the innovative and widely admired A RING OF CONSPIRATORS, a study of Henry James and his circle, and OTTOLINE MORRELL: LIFE ON THE GRAND SCALE, twelve times selected for Book of the Year. She also writes novels and children’s books.

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