Henry James

Henry James had arrived at such mastery of the forms and uses of fiction by the time he published The Awkward Age in 1899 that this story ofa young girl introduced into a casually corrupt circle of sophisticates is at once a universal drama of innocence confronting evil, a detailed examination of a social order, and a stunning picture ofa...

Dr. Austin Sloper, a wealthy and highly successful physician, lives in Washington Square, New York, with his only child, Catherine, a sweet-natured young woman who is a great disappointment to her father, being physically plain and, he believes, dull in terms of personality and intellect. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to...

A beautiful spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer inherits a large amount of money. She decides to enjoy her independence and travels to Europe where she is expected to marry. She does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates....

A StudyA Beautiful and flirtatious American girl Daisy Miller and a sophisticated compatriot Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Switzerland. They continue to see each other in Rome and meet more American expatriates there, but their relationship does not always flow smoothly. Henry James uses Daisy's story to discuss what he thinks...

Jedna z najlepszych powieści Henry`ego Jamesa wreszcie w języku polskim.Maggie Verver, młoda dziedziczka milionowej fortuny oraz jej owdowiały ojciec Adam, znany kolekcjoner dzieł sztuki, wiodą wykwintne, dostatnie życie w Londynie. Oboje zawierają też związki małżeńskie: Maggie poślubia zubożałego włoskiego arystokratę, księcia Amerigo, Adam...

(A Modern Library E-Book)'Washington Square is perhaps the only novel in which a man has successfully invaded the feminine field and produced work comparable to Jane Austen's,' said Graham Greene. Inspired by a story Henry James heard at a dinner party, Washington Square tells how the rakish but idle Morris Townsend tries to win the...