henry james
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Review of Complete Stories 1884–1891 by Henry James
This is 1 out of 5 volumes of James’ complete stories. He wrote 112 tales, and most of them are novella length. There are 17 in this volume. As always, the Library of America editions are well-made, readable, and collectible. I reiterate the complaint that their formatting and binding allows…
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Review of Great Short Works Of Henry James by Henry James
Without further reading, a comprehensive view of James cannot be gained from 6 of his short novels. He is one of those authors: namely, no matter how many of his books you power through, there is always an infinite amount of reading left to do, like Trollope and Dickens. Your…
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Review of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
It is very unlikely that anyone would be able to articulate as well as Henry James himself did his intentions and method of writing The Portrait of a Lady in his New York Edition Preface, which was included in my Penguin edition. For this reason I recommend the edition over…
L. S. Popovich 