House of wits
Subtitle: an intimate portrait of the James family
By: Paul Fisher.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 693
ISBN-13: 9780805074901
Subjects: James family; Upper class families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography; Europe -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [657]-666) and index.
Table of contents: title: The voyage of the Atlantic; title: Panic; title: Shadow passions; title: The nursery of geniuses; title: Hotel children; title: Implosion; title: Athenian eros; title: Bottled lightning; title: Heiresses abroad; title: Matches; title: Boston marriage; title: Abandonment; title: Steamer news; title: Spirits; title: Curtain calls; title: The imperial twilight; title: The emperor in the room.