The Daily Henry James: A Year of Quotes from the Work of the

The Daily Henry James: A Year of Quotes from the Work of the Master

A strange and delightful memento of one of the most lasting literary voices of all time, The Daily Henry James is a little book from a great mind. First published with Jamesâ€™s approval in 1911 as the ultimate token of fandomâ€”a limited edition quote-of-the-day collection titled The Henry James Year Bookâ€”this new edition is a gift across time, arriving as we mark the centenary of his death. Drawing on the Masterâ€™s novels, essays, reviews, plays, criticism, and travelogues, The Daily Henry James offers a series of impressions (for if not of impressions, of what was James fond?) to carry us through the year. From the deepest longings of Isabel Archer to Jamesâ€™s insights in The Art of Fiction, longer seasonal quotes introduce each month, while concise bits of wisdom and whimsy mark each day. To take but one example: Isabel, in a quote from The Portrait of a Lady for September 30, muses, â€œShe gave an envious thought to the happier lot of men, who are always free to plunge into the healing waters of action.â€ Featuring a new foreword by James biographer Michael Gorra as well as the original introductions by James and his good friend William Dean Howells, this long-forgotten perennial calendar will be an essential bibelot for Jamesâ€™s most ardent devotees and newest converts alike, a treasure to be cherished daily, across all seasons, for years, for ages to come.
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 44677999
ReleaseDate 2016-10-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780226408545

Country	USA
Brand	University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer	University of Chicago Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	44677999
ReleaseDate	2016-10-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780226408545

The Daily Henry James: A Year of Quotes from the Work of the Master

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