{"product_id":"henry-james-complete-stories-vol-2-1874-1884-loa-106","title":"Henry James: Complete Stories Vol. 2 1874-1884 (Loa #106)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry James: Complete Stories Vol. 2 1874-1884 (Loa #106)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry James\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e1883011639\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLibrary of America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1999\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e941\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn the years when he achieved his greatest success as a novelist, Henry James was also contributing stories prolifically to popular magazines. Stories collected in this Library of America volume (the second of five volumes of James's stories) show James working out, in a more concise fictional laboratory, themes that appear in such novels of the period as \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait of a Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bostonians\u003c\/i\u003e. They include some of his most famous explorations of the international theme: \"Daisy Miller,\" the unforgettable portrayal of an innocent, headstrong American girl at odds with European mores, \"An International Episode\" and \"Lady Barberina,\" satirically probing tales of English aristocrats and the American marriage market, and \"The Siege of London,\" in which an American widow strives to work her way into English society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"A Bundle of Letters\" and \"The Point of View,\" James makes a fascinating experimental use of the epistolary form. \"Professor Fargo\" presents an unusually bleak view of the darker side of American life, while \"The Author of 'Beltraffio'\" offers a disturbing portrait of a fin-de-siècle novelist. Throughout, James wittily limns the demands and hidden struggles of social life, and hones his mastery of the unexpected resolution and the brilliantly framed moral portrait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdventurous in narrative technique, yet marked by precise observation rendered in quicksilver prose, the stories of James's middle period present a breathtaking array of memorable characters and beguiling scenarios. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Henry James: Complete Stories Vol. 2 1874-1884 (Loa #106) | Henry James | Hardcover | 1883011639 | Used: Good | Back Stacks R 1753275","offer_id":48959003295896,"sku":"1753275","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61mL7SDzCoL.jpg?v=1777842394","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/henry-james-complete-stories-vol-2-1874-1884-loa-106","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}