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The American scene.

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An edition of The American (1877)

The American scene.

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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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Indiana University Press
Language
English
Pages
486

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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, Families, American literature, Upper class, Brothers and sisters, Amours, Romans, nouvelles, Journeys, Long Now Manual for Civilization

People

Henry James (1843-1916)

Places

Paris (France), France, Atlantic States, United States, Paris

Times

1865-1918, 1900-1920, 19th century

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The American
2014, W F Howes Ltd
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The American
2013, HarperCollins Publishers
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The American scene
1987, St. Martin's Press
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The American scene.
1968, Indiana University Press
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The American scene.
1907, Chapman and Hall
in English
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The American scene
1907, Harper & Brothers
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The American scene
1907, Chapman and Hall, ltd.
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The American scene
1907, Chapman and Hall
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The American.
1878, B. Tauchnitz
in English - Authorized ed.
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The American
1877, Houghton Mifflin
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Table of Contents

New England: an autumn impression.
New York revisited.
New York and the Hudson: a spring impression.
New York: social notes.
The Bowery and thereabouts.
The sense of Newport.
Boston.
Concord and Salem.
Philadelphia.
Baltimore.
Washington.
Richmond.
Charleston.
Florida.

Edition Notes

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [466]-479)

Published in
Bloomington

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
917.4
Library of Congress
F106 .J273 1968

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 486 p.
Number of pages
486

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5607286M
Internet Archive
americanscene000jame
LCCN
68014605
Library Thing
236827

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL276314W

Source records

Internet Archive item record
Library of Congress MARC record

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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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