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Novels, 1896-1899 : the other house ; The spoils of Poynton ; What Maisie knew ; The awkward age

Title
Novels, 1896-1899 : the other house ; The spoils of Poynton ; What Maisie knew ; The awkward age / Henry James ; Myra Jehlen, [editor].
Author
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Publication
New York : Literary Classics of the United States : Distributed by Penguin Books, ©2003.
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TextNo restrictions *R-RMRR PS221 .A4 v. 139Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference

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Additional Authors
Jehlen, Myra.
Description
1,035 pages; 21 cm
Summary
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 glimpse into a very different side of Henry James, as he explores the violent implications of jealousy and possessiveness. In "The Spoils of Poynton" (1897), the artworks conserved in the manor house of the title become the object of a protracted power struggle between the mother and the fiance of the heir to the house. The struggle, in this most tightly constructed of James's late novels, hinges ultimately on the sensitivities of a third woman. "What Maisie Knew" (1897) recounts the aftermath of a divorce through the eyes of the couple's daughter. James adopts what he described as "the consciousness, the dim, sweet, scared, wondering, clinging perception of the child." Similarly experimental, "The Awkward Age" (1899) maps the interrelations of a large cast of characters, a group of old friends and their children, almost entirely through dialogue. The ambiguity of childhood innocence is central to both of these novels--From publisher description.
Series Statement
The Library of America ; 139
Uniform Title
  • Novels. Selections
  • Library of America ; 139.
Alternative Title
  • Novels.
  • Other house.
  • Spoils of Poynton.
  • What Masie knew.
  • Awkward age.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Historical fiction.
  • Domestic fiction.
  • Thrillers (Fiction)
  • Short stories.
  • Fiction.
  • Suspense fiction.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The other house -- The spoils of Poynton -- What Maisie knew -- The awkward age.
Call Number
PS221
ISBN
  • 1931082308
  • 9781931082303
LCCN
  • 2002030167
  • 9781931082303
OCLC
50447990
Author
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Title
Novels, 1896-1899 : the other house ; The spoils of Poynton ; What Maisie knew ; The awkward age / Henry James ; Myra Jehlen, [editor].
Imprint
New York : Literary Classics of the United States : Distributed by Penguin Books, ©2003.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The Library of America ; 139
Library of America ; 139.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author
Jehlen, Myra.
Added Title
Other house.
Spoils of Poynton.
What Masie knew.
Awkward age.
Other Form:
Online version: James, Henry, 1843-1916. Novels. Selections. Novels, 1896-1899. New York : Library of America, ©2003 (OCoLC)605896281
Other Standard Identifier
9781931082303
Research Call Number
*R-RMRR PS221 .A4 v. 139
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