The Other House by James, Henry

The Other House (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780940322325)

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The Other House by James, Henry

The Other House

$19.95
The Other House by James, Henry

The Other House

$19.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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This terse and startling novel, written just before The Spoils of Poynton and What Maisie Knew, is the story of a struggle for possession--and of its devastating consequences. Three women seek to secure the affections of one man, while he, in turn, tries to satisfy them all. But in the middle of this contest of wills stands his unwitting and vulnerable young daughter. The savage conclusion of The Other House makes it one of the most disturbing and memorable of Henry James's depictions of the uncontrollable passions that lie beneath the polished veneer of civilized life.

Oh blest Other House, which gives me thus at every step a precedent, a divine little light to walk by... --Henry James

Author: Henry James
ISBN-10: 0940322323
ISBN-13: 9780940322325
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Language: English
Published: 09/30/1999
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.01w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1581
Library Journal 05/15/2002 pg. 131
By Henry James
By Henry James
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Henry James (1843-1916), the younger brother of the psychologist William James and one of the greatest of American writers, was born in New York but lived for most of his life in England. Among the best known of his many stories and novels are The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, and The Wings of the Dove. In addition to The New York Stories of Henry James, New York Review Classics has published several long-unavailable James novels: The Other House, The Outcry, andThe Ivory Tower.

Louis Begley is a novelist and retired lawyer. He has written eight novels, including Wartime Lies, About Schmidt, andMatters of Honor, which was published in 2007. He is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres of France and served as the president of PEN American Center from 1993 to 1995. He lives in New York with his wife, Anka Muhlstein, an historian of France.

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