Forfatter fødeår: 1843-1916
Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, Roderick Hudson is a One has the money but not the talent. One has the talent but not the money. It would seem that... Læs mere
Christopher Newman, a somewhat awkward but well-meaning American businessman traveling in Europe for the first time, meets and falls in love with the aristocratic young widow Claire de... Læs mere
'The Tree of Knowledge' tells the story of Morgan Mallow, a talеntless sculptor and his friend, Peter Brench. Peter wants to keep his friend's wife and son from discovering Morgan's... Læs mere
What is the true American identity?This question, still relevant today, was a core issue in the 19th century art and literature. In "Point of View", Henry James is searching for an... Læs mere
"...her singularity took the form of a charm which—once circumstances had made them so intimate—it was impossible to resist or conjure away." The beautiful New Yorker, Georgina... Læs mere
Christopher Newman, an American millionaire in France, falls in love with the aristocratic Claire de Bellegarde. Her family, however, taken aback by his brash American manner, rejects his... Læs mere
Mrs Gereth is convinced that Fleda Vetch would make the perfect daughter-in-law. Owen Gereth, however, has inconveniently become engaged to the uncultured Mona Brigstock. As a... Læs mere
Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the... Læs mere
A nameless young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a dark foreboding of menace within the house, she soon comes to believe that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care.
*The inspiration behind Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor*Discover Henry... Læs mere
The novel is essential reading for scholars, critics and general readers interested in the political and social crisis of late-Victorian Britain, the means by which writers of... Læs mere