The New York stories of Henry James
By: by Henry James ; edited and with an introduction by Colm Tóibín.
Contributors: Tóibín, Colm, 1955-
Series: New York Review Books classics
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1910
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Henry James led a wandering life, which took him far from his native shores, but he continued to think of New York City, where his family had settled for several years during his childhood, as his hometown. Here Colm Toibin brings together for the first time all the stories that James set in New York City. Written over the course of James's career and ranging from the deliciously tart comedy of the early "An International Episode" to the surreal and haunted corridors of "The Jolly Corner," and including Washington Square, the poignant novella considered by many (though not, as it happens, by the author himself) to be one of James's finest achievements, the nine fictions gathered here reflect James's varied talents and interests as well as the deep and abiding preoccupations of his imagination."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: The story of a masterpiece; title: A most extraordinary case; title: Crawford's consistency; title: An international episode; title: The impressions of a cousin; title: The jolly corner.