Henry James and the real thing
Subtitle: a modern reader's guide
By: Virginia Llewellyn Smith.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Focused on six key novels, this survey of James's fiction takes a critical approach that is modern without being theoretical, and is written for every reader who reads for enjoyment and for the sake of the story. It attempts to rediscover a sense of the real James, on the level that such readers can expect to find it - between 'what happens to the characters' and 'what happens to us as we read' this most magisterial and manipulative of writers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-243) and index.