Leon Edel Bücher

This is the one-volume edition of a famous biography of Henry James, which includes new material. Born in America, Henry James was educated both there and in Europe before settling in London, where he was to spend most of his life, in 1876. His novels represent the culmination of the 19th-century realist tradition of Austen, George Eliot, Flauberty and Balzac, and a decisive step towards the experimental modernism of Woolf and T.S. Eliot. His works often focus upon an innocent American in Europe, and assess the qualities and dangers of both American and European culture at the time, as well as showing their vast differences.

Avon paperback. 1979. Crease at lower corner of front cover, otherwise fine. Same day shipping. Seller guarantees complete satisfaction.

This book retains its importance as the first use of the monologue interieur and the inspiration for the stream-of-consciousness technique perfected by James Joyce. Dujardin's charming tale, told with insight and irony, recounts what goes on in the mind of a young man-about-town in love with a Parisian actress.

The Complete Notebooks of Henry James offers an intimate glimpse into the creative process of America's master novelist. Edited by Leon Edel, James' acclaimed biographer, and Lyall H. Powers, this definitive volume includes the nine original scribbler-notebooks published in 1947, now updated with annotations that clarify the stories James developed and reveal the identities of notable Victorians he initially concealed. The editors have restored previously omitted sections and added over 20,000 words of new material, including James' pocket diaries, which capture his observations and ideas for fiction alongside personal reflections. The collection features dictated notes where James meditates on pivotal moments in his life and a story inspired by a passion murder involving an acquaintance in France. Additionally, it includes long-out-of-print statements for unfinished works like The Ivory Tower and The Sense of the Past, scenarios for unproduced plays, notes on financial matters, and his deathbed dictation. An appendix presents a significant fragment of Hugh Merrow, an incomplete story. Through these writings, we witness the artist's inner workings, making for an exhilarating reading experience.

In dieser Sammlung von Erzählungen zeigt sich die ganze Fülle Jamesscher Erzählkunst – von der reinen Gespenstergeschichte über die gesellschaftskritische Erzählung bis hin zur subtilen Persönlichkeitsanalyse wird das Übersinnliche, das Düstere, das Geheimnisvolle eingesetzt, um seelische Vorgänge zu verdeutlichen, Handlungsabläufe zu betonen, aber auch um Spannungen zu erzeugen und Lesevergnügen zu wecken. »Sir Edmund Orme« (1891); »Das Privatleben« – »The Private Life« (1892); »Owen Wingrave« (1892); »Der Altar der Toten« – »The Altar of the Dead« (1895); »Die Daumenschraube« – »The Turn of the Screw« (1898); »Das wirklich einzig Wahre« – »The Real Right Thing« (1899); »Das Tier im Dschungel« – »The Beast in the Jungle« (1903); »Das glückliche Eck« – »The Jolly Corner« (1908).