Henry James
Author
Series
Library of America volume 106
Language
English
Description
Collection of short stories by the author of Daisy Miller and The turn of the screw.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 139
Language
English
Description
This fourth volume in the Library of America edition of the complete novels of Henry James contains the four novels he wrote after a failed attempt to forge a career as a playwright on the London stage. Together they mark the beginning of the brilliant period in the novelist's career known as the late phase. "The Other House" (1896) shows James incorporating an act of murder into the heart of his narrative. Long neglected, the novel is a fascinating...
36) Portret damy
Author
Series
Biblioteka Gazety wyborczej. XIX wiek volume 12
Language
Polish
Description
Isabel Archer is a young American orphan who receives an inheritance from an uncle. She meets a woman who instills in her the sense of European sophistication and who introduces her to a widower of refined tastes. But when she marries the widower, she discovers that her husband and friend are exemplars of a complex depravity that has become a central issue in her life.