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This Library of America volume collects four novels written by Henry James in the period immediately following his unsuccessful five-year-long attempt to establish himself as a playwright on the London stage. Hoping to convert his infinite little loss into infinite little gain, James returned to the novelistic examination of English society with a new appreciation for what he called the divine principle of the Scenario, a key that, working in the same general way fits the complicated chambers of both the dramatic and the narrative lock. His continued interest in dramatic form is demonstrated in The Other House (1896), which was derived from the scenario for a three-act play. Set in two neighboring houses and told mostly through dialogue, the novel explores the violent and tragic consequences of jealousy and frustrated passion. In The Spoils of Poynton (1897), one of the most tightly constructed of James's late novels, a house and its exquisite antique furnishings and artwork become the source of a protracted struggle involving the proud and imperious Mrs. Gereth, her amiable son, Owen, his philistine fiancee, Mona Brigstock, and the sensitive Fleda Vetch, whose moral judgment is tested by her conflicting allegiances. What Maisie Knew (1897) explores with perception and sensitivity the effect upon a young girl of her parents' bitter divorce and their subsequent remarriages. In writing the novel James chose as his point of view what he described as the consciousness, the dim, sweet, scared, wondering, clinging perception of the child. The Awkward Age (1899) examines the complicated relations among the members of a sophisticated London social circle almost entirely through dialogue as it depicts the shifting marital prospects of a young woman poised on the verge of adult life. Both of these novels insightfully explore the ambiguity of childhood innocence amid adult struggles over money, power, and love. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

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The Library of America
ISBN-13
9781931082303
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Henry James: Novels 1896-1899 (LOA #139): The Other House / The Spoils of Poynton / What Maisie Knew / The Awkward Age
Author
Henry James
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
1035 Pages

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211mm
Item Width
137mm
Volume
4
Item Weight
662g

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Henry James
Series Title
Library of America Complete Novels of Henry James
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United States
Editor
Myra Jehlen

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