An edition of The American (1877)

The American (Penguin Classics)

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An edition of The American (1877)

The American (Penguin Classics)

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  • ★★★ 3.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 29 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

A reprint of Henry James' "The America" that includes a textual history of the novel, background and source materials, and critical articles by James and others.

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Penguin Classics
Language
English
Pages
480

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Subjects
American Manuscripts, Widows, Courtship in fiction, Culture conflict in fiction, Aristocracy (Social class), Widows in fiction, Culture conflict, Americans in fiction, Fiction, Americans, Facsimiles, Separation (Psychology), Courtship, Classic Literature, Manuscripts, The American (James), American fiction (fictional works by one author), Paris (france), fiction, Fiction, psychological, Widows, fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Psychological fiction, Fiction, general, United states, fiction, Large type books, United states, social life and customs, James, henry, 1843-1916, Atlantic states, description and travel, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Travel, Manners and customs, United states, description and travel, Travelers' writings, American
People
Henry James (1843-1916)
Places
Paris (France), France, Atlantic States, United States
Times
1865-1918, 1900-1920

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Cover of: The American scene
The American scene
1987, St. Martin's Press
in English
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Cover of: The American (Penguin Classics)
The American (Penguin Classics)
December 17, 1981, Penguin Classics
in English
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Cover of: The American scene.
The American scene.
1968, Indiana University Press
in English
Cover of: The American
The American
1935, Scribner
in English - New York ed.
Cover of: The American.
The American.
1921, Macmillan
Cover of: The American scene
The American scene
1907, Chapman and Hall
in English
Cover of: The American scene.
The American scene.
1907, Chapman and Hall
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The American scene
1907, Chapman and Hall, ltd.
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The American scene
1907, Harper & Brothers
in English
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Cover of: The American.
The American.
1878, B. Tauchnitz
in English - Authorized ed.
Cover of: The American
The American
1877, Houghton Mifflin
in English

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First Sentence

"On a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentleman was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre."

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS2116.A6 1986

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7354487M
ISBN 10
0140390820
ISBN 13
9780140390827
Library Thing
28852
Goodreads
834473

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On a brilliant day in May, in the year 1868, a gentlemen was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre.
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