The American Scene is a book of travel written by Henry James about his trip through the United States in 1904-1905. The American Scene sharply attacked what James saw as the rampant materialism and frayed social structure of turn-of-the-century America. The book has generated controversy. The book still has relevance to such current topics as immigration policy, environmental protection, economic growth, and racial tensions.
The American Scene is a book of travel written by Henry James about his trip through the United States in 1904-1905. The American Scene sharply attack...
The Beast in the Jungle is a short novel almost universally considered one of James' finest narratives. This story treats appropriately universal themes such as loneliness, fate, love and death.
The Beast in the Jungle is a short novel almost universally considered one of James' finest narratives. This story treats appropriately universal them...
This is a dual-language book with the Russian text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely synchronized. A great book for learning both languages while reading a Russian classic masterpiece.
This is a dual-language book with the Russian text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely sy...
This is a dual-language book with the Russian text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely synchronized. A great book for learning both languages while reading a Russian classic masterpiece.
This is a dual-language book with the Russian text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely sy...
The Beast in the Jungle is a novella first published in 1903. Universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats properly universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death.
The Beast in the Jungle is a novella first published in 1903. Universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats properly...
Introduction by Colm Toibin One of the final masterpieces from one of the world's greatest authors, Henry James's The Ambassadors is now available for the first time in a Modern Library edition, with a new Introduction by acclaimed novelist Colm Toibin. A keenly observed tale of a man's awakening to life, this dark comic novel follows Lewis Lambert Strether, a middle-aged widower, on a mission to Europe to convince his fiancee's wayward son to forsake the pleasures of Paris and return to America. Rich with fin de siecle detail, The Ambassadors brims with finely drawn...
Introduction by Colm Toibin One of the final masterpieces from one of the world's greatest authors, Henry James's The Ambassadors is...
Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We a...
Recipient of the -Approved Edition- seal from the Modern Language Association's Committee on Scholarly Editions
The Complete Letters of Henry James fills a gap in literary studies today by presenting in a critical and scholarly edition the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. Comprising more than ten thousand letters and addressing a remarkably wide range of topics, this edition is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of James, the European novel and modern literature, and of American and English...
Recipient of the -Approved Edition- seal from the Modern Language Association's Committee on Scholarly Editions
