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Affiche du document Confidence — Confidence
Henry James
1h58min30
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158 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h58min.
Because he's ranked among the most important American writers, many readers shy away from Henry James' work, assuming that it will be arduous and overly challenging. If you're in that camp, you'll be pleasantly surprised by this engaging and accessible Confidence, a tale of romantic entanglements that shift over time but ultimately fall into place.

Confidence
Henry James
1h58min30
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158 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h58min.
Because he's ranked among the most important American writers, many readers shy away from Henry James' work, assuming that it will be arduous and overly challenging. If you're in that camp, you'll be pleasantly surprised by this engaging and accessible Confidence, a tale of romantic entanglements that shift over time but ultimately fall into place.

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Affiche du document Coxon Fund — Coxon Fund
Henry James
36min00
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48 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 36min.
Tortured artist and brilliant conversationalist Frank Saltram has made a splash among the fashionable set in Wimbledon, and all of the society matrons are vying for his favor and lining up to offer their guest rooms to him. But is this self-styled philosopher all that he pretends to be?

Coxon Fund
Henry James
36min00
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48 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 36min.
Tortured artist and brilliant conversationalist Frank Saltram has made a splash among the fashionable set in Wimbledon, and all of the society matrons are vying for his favor and lining up to offer their guest rooms to him. But is this self-styled philosopher all that he pretends to be?

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Affiche du document Death of the Lion — Death of the Lion
Henry James
24min00
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32 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 24min.
In the almost-novella-length short story "The Death of the Lion," literary giant Henry James pokes sardonic fun at the vagaries of literary fame. The author at the center of the tale, one Neil Paraday, is gushingly praised by the newspapers and journals -- but very few of his admirers seem to have actually read his work. It's a thought-provoking look at the celebrity culture of the turn of the twentieth century.

Death of the Lion
Henry James
24min00
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32 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 24min.
In the almost-novella-length short story "The Death of the Lion," literary giant Henry James pokes sardonic fun at the vagaries of literary fame. The author at the center of the tale, one Neil Paraday, is gushingly praised by the newspapers and journals -- but very few of his admirers seem to have actually read his work. It's a thought-provoking look at the celebrity culture of the turn of the twentieth century.

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Affiche du document Diary of a Man of Fifty — Diary of a Man of Fifty
Henry James
21min00
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28 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 21min.
Henry James' short story "The Diary of a Man of Fifty" is a moving and thought-provoking meditation on aging and coming to terms with one's past. The narrator pays a return visit to Italy, where he spent some time many years before, and revisits memories of an ultimately doomed love affair, some painful and some enriching.

Diary of a Man of Fifty
Henry James
21min00
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28 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 21min.
Henry James' short story "The Diary of a Man of Fifty" is a moving and thought-provoking meditation on aging and coming to terms with one's past. The narrator pays a return visit to Italy, where he spent some time many years before, and revisits memories of an ultimately doomed love affair, some painful and some enriching.

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Affiche du document Eugene Pickering — Eugene Pickering
Henry James
24min45
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33 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 25min.
One of Henry James' specialties is the longish short story that delves into philosophical questions via detailed character studies, and "Eugene Pickering" is a perfect example of this. In it, James compares and contrasts two archetypes: a bookish scholar who has remained largely sheltered for most of his life and a streetwise "doer" who is deeply engaged with the world around him. Which of these approaches represents the best way to live? As always, James entrusts the final judgment to his readers.

Eugene Pickering
Henry James
24min45
Etudes littéraires
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33 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 25min.
One of Henry James' specialties is the longish short story that delves into philosophical questions via detailed character studies, and "Eugene Pickering" is a perfect example of this. In it, James compares and contrasts two archetypes: a bookish scholar who has remained largely sheltered for most of his life and a streetwise "doer" who is deeply engaged with the world around him. Which of these approaches represents the best way to live? As always, James entrusts the final judgment to his readers.

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Affiche du document Reverberator — Reverberator
Henry James
1h18min45
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105 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
In this lighthearted comedic novel from author Henry James, the august Proberts clan finds itself thrust into the unwelcome glare of the spotlight when tabloid newspaper The Reverberator publishes some of the family's dirty laundry. When the identity of the person who leaked the news is revealed, all hell breaks loose. Will they ever be able to overlook this grievous lapse of decorum and restore peace in the family?

Reverberator
Henry James
1h18min45
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105 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h19min.
In this lighthearted comedic novel from author Henry James, the august Proberts clan finds itself thrust into the unwelcome glare of the spotlight when tabloid newspaper The Reverberator publishes some of the family's dirty laundry. When the identity of the person who leaked the news is revealed, all hell breaks loose. Will they ever be able to overlook this grievous lapse of decorum and restore peace in the family?

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Affiche du document Tragic Muse — Tragic Muse
Henry James
5h03min00
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404 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h03min.
What is the true function of the artist in society? Do fame and acclaim help or hinder the artist's pursuit of creative expression? These are the timeless questions underpinning this classic novel from American literary legend Henry James. The story follows the parallel career trajectories of two artists: Nick Dormer, who is trying to juggle both a political career and his love of painting, and Miriam Rooth, an ambitious young actress who will do anything to achieve success.

Tragic Muse
Henry James
5h03min00
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404 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 5h03min.
What is the true function of the artist in society? Do fame and acclaim help or hinder the artist's pursuit of creative expression? These are the timeless questions underpinning this classic novel from American literary legend Henry James. The story follows the parallel career trajectories of two artists: Nick Dormer, who is trying to juggle both a political career and his love of painting, and Miriam Rooth, an ambitious young actress who will do anything to achieve success.

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Affiche du document Spoils of Poynton — Spoils of Poynton
Henry James
1h34min30
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126 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h34min.
The novel The Spoils of Poynton represents a major turning point in the stylistic development of American literary master Henry James, as he eased into the tense, taut drawing-room dramas that would come to characterize his later work. The story centers on the struggle between a widow and her son as they decide what to do with the family collection of antiques, but under the surface, it's a brilliant look at family dynamics during a period of change, turmoil and shifting roles.

Spoils of Poynton
Henry James
1h34min30
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126 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h34min.
The novel The Spoils of Poynton represents a major turning point in the stylistic development of American literary master Henry James, as he eased into the tense, taut drawing-room dramas that would come to characterize his later work. The story centers on the struggle between a widow and her son as they decide what to do with the family collection of antiques, but under the surface, it's a brilliant look at family dynamics during a period of change, turmoil and shifting roles.

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Affiche du document Sacred Fount — Sacred Fount
Henry James
1h42min00
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136 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h42min.
If you associate Henry James with nothing but fussy, mannered drawing-room dramas, the novel The Sacred Fount will come as a pleasant surprise. During the course of what should be a relaxing weekend getaway in the country, the narrator begins to sense that something is amiss. The first clue comes in a series of ever-so-slight shifts in the personalities and behaviors of his fellow guests. Is it all in his head, or has he stumbled across a mystery?

Sacred Fount
Henry James
1h42min00
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136 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h42min.
If you associate Henry James with nothing but fussy, mannered drawing-room dramas, the novel The Sacred Fount will come as a pleasant surprise. During the course of what should be a relaxing weekend getaway in the country, the narrator begins to sense that something is amiss. The first clue comes in a series of ever-so-slight shifts in the personalities and behaviors of his fellow guests. Is it all in his head, or has he stumbled across a mystery?

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Affiche du document Outcry — Outcry
Henry James
1h35min15
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127 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h35min.
Henry James' final novel, The Outcry is a light comedy that will come as a pleasant surprise to readers who associate the author's name with the dense, philosophically inclined fiction of his middle period. Originally written for the stage, the story focuses on one British family's attempt to get out of debt by selling a treasure trove of historically significant artworks to foreign collectors.

Outcry
Henry James
1h35min15
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127 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h35min.
Henry James' final novel, The Outcry is a light comedy that will come as a pleasant surprise to readers who associate the author's name with the dense, philosophically inclined fiction of his middle period. Originally written for the stage, the story focuses on one British family's attempt to get out of debt by selling a treasure trove of historically significant artworks to foreign collectors.

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Affiche du document Roderick Hudson — Roderick Hudson
Henry James
2h53min15
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231 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h53min.
In this beautifully wrought novel from master of American fiction Henry James, a talented young sculptor is taken under the wing of a rich and powerful patron who attempts to help foster the full emergence of the sculptor's creative prowess by setting him up in grand style in Italy. However, plans rarely go off as conceived, and before long, the sculptor Roderick finds himself unable to work and in love with the wrong woman.

Roderick Hudson
Henry James
2h53min15
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231 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h53min.
In this beautifully wrought novel from master of American fiction Henry James, a talented young sculptor is taken under the wing of a rich and powerful patron who attempts to help foster the full emergence of the sculptor's creative prowess by setting him up in grand style in Italy. However, plans rarely go off as conceived, and before long, the sculptor Roderick finds himself unable to work and in love with the wrong woman.

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Affiche du document Turn of the Screw — Turn of the Screw
Henry James
51min00
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68 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 51min.
Originally appearing in serial format just before the turn of the twentieth century, The Turn of the Screw is considered a classic of Gothic fiction. Critically acclaimed for its ability to create a sense of confusion and an atmosphere of suspense in the reader, the story focuses on a governess caring for two children at a remote country estate who becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. With so many works since drawing on the themes explored by Henry James in this novella, this is an absolute must-read for any fan of the paranormal.

Turn of the Screw
Henry James
51min00
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68 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 51min.
Originally appearing in serial format just before the turn of the twentieth century, The Turn of the Screw is considered a classic of Gothic fiction. Critically acclaimed for its ability to create a sense of confusion and an atmosphere of suspense in the reader, the story focuses on a governess caring for two children at a remote country estate who becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. With so many works since drawing on the themes explored by Henry James in this novella, this is an absolute must-read for any fan of the paranormal.

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Affiche du document 50+ Masterpieces of Occult & Supernatural Fiction : At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Willows, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Monkey’s Paw, The Turn of the Screw and others — 50+ Masterpieces of Occult & Supernatural Fiction : At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Willows, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Monkey’s Paw, The Turn of the Screw and others
Saki
6h13min30
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498 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h13min.
Occult and Supernatural fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world. In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres.The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story. Contents: E. F. Benson CATERPILLARS THE SANCTUARY THE THING IN THE HALL THE TERROR BY NIGHT Ambrose Bierce AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE THE MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT Algernon Blackwood THE WILLOWS Ulric Daubeny THE SUMACH Charles Dickens THE SIGNAL-MAN Arthur Conan Doyle THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX Lord Dunsany DISTRESSING TALE OF THANGOBRIND THE JEWELLER William Fryer Harvey ACROSS THE MOORS Nathaniel Hawthorne THE AMBITIOUS GUEST W.W. Jacobs THE MONKEY'S PAW Henry James THE TURN OF THE SCREW Franz Kafka IN THE PENAL COLONY David H. Keller THE THING IN THE CELLAR Henry Kuttner THE GRAVEYARD RATS Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA H.P. Lovecraft AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS THE CALL OF CTHULHU POLARIS THE QUEST OF IRANON THE RATS IN THE WALLS A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON THE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURE THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH THE SHUNNED HOUSE THE SILVER KEY THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER THE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MIST THE STREET THE TEMPLE THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN THE TOMB THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO THE TREE UNDER THE PYRAMIDS THE VERY OLD FOLK WHAT THE MOON BRINGS Arthur Machen THE GREAT GOD PAN M. R. James THE MEZZOTINT THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER CATHEDRAL THE ASH-TREE NUMBER 13 COUNT MAGNUS A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS Vincent O'Sullivan WHEN I WAS DEAD Edgar Allan Poe THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM THE TELL—TALE HEART Margaret Ronan FINGER! FINGER! Saki GABRIEL-ERNEST THE OPEN WINDOW

50+ Masterpieces of Occult & Supernatural Fiction : At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Willows, The Case of Lady Sannox, The Monkey’s Paw, The Turn of the Screw and others
Saki
6h13min30
SF et fantasy
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498 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 6h13min.
Occult and Supernatural fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world. In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres.The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story. Contents: E. F. Benson CATERPILLARS THE SANCTUARY THE THING IN THE HALL THE TERROR BY NIGHT Ambrose Bierce AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE THE MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT Algernon Blackwood THE WILLOWS Ulric Daubeny THE SUMACH Charles Dickens THE SIGNAL-MAN Arthur Conan Doyle THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX Lord Dunsany DISTRESSING TALE OF THANGOBRIND THE JEWELLER William Fryer Harvey ACROSS THE MOORS Nathaniel Hawthorne THE AMBITIOUS GUEST W.W. Jacobs THE MONKEY'S PAW Henry James THE TURN OF THE SCREW Franz Kafka IN THE PENAL COLONY David H. Keller THE THING IN THE CELLAR Henry Kuttner THE GRAVEYARD RATS Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA H.P. Lovecraft AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS THE CALL OF CTHULHU POLARIS THE QUEST OF IRANON THE RATS IN THE WALLS A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON THE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURE THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH THE SHUNNED HOUSE THE SILVER KEY THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER THE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MIST THE STREET THE TEMPLE THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN THE TOMB THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO THE TREE UNDER THE PYRAMIDS THE VERY OLD FOLK WHAT THE MOON BRINGS Arthur Machen THE GREAT GOD PAN M. R. James THE MEZZOTINT THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER CATHEDRAL THE ASH-TREE NUMBER 13 COUNT MAGNUS A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS Vincent O'Sullivan WHEN I WAS DEAD Edgar Allan Poe THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM THE TELL—TALE HEART Margaret Ronan FINGER! FINGER! Saki GABRIEL-ERNEST THE OPEN WINDOW

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Affiche du document The Golden Bowl — The Golden Bowl
Henry James
1h07min21
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2009 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h07min.
Wealthy Maggie Verver has everything she could ever ask for – except a husband, and a title. While in Italy, acquiring art for his museum back in the states, Maggie’s millionaire father Adam decides to remedy this and acquire a husband for Maggie. Enter Prince Amerigo, of a titled but now poor aristocratic Florentine family. Amerigo is the perfect candidate. Delighted, Maggie then reciprocates by choosing a partner for her widower father: childhood friend Charlotte Stant. The stage is set, and what unfolds is a deep and gripping exploration of fidelity and the politics of love and marriage. Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl displays Henry James at his finest: James weaves scene upon scene, set piece upon set piece, into a seamless whole, through a richly dense tapestry of beautiful, flowing prose. Along with The Ambassadors and The Wings of the Dove, it constitutes James’s final and most rewarding phase as a novelist.

The Golden Bowl
Henry James
1h07min21
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2009 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h07min.
Wealthy Maggie Verver has everything she could ever ask for – except a husband, and a title. While in Italy, acquiring art for his museum back in the states, Maggie’s millionaire father Adam decides to remedy this and acquire a husband for Maggie. Enter Prince Amerigo, of a titled but now poor aristocratic Florentine family. Amerigo is the perfect candidate. Delighted, Maggie then reciprocates by choosing a partner for her widower father: childhood friend Charlotte Stant. The stage is set, and what unfolds is a deep and gripping exploration of fidelity and the politics of love and marriage. Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl displays Henry James at his finest: James weaves scene upon scene, set piece upon set piece, into a seamless whole, through a richly dense tapestry of beautiful, flowing prose. Along with The Ambassadors and The Wings of the Dove, it constitutes James’s final and most rewarding phase as a novelist.

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Affiche du document The Wings of the Dove — The Wings of the Dove
Henry James
22h54min45
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1833 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 22h55min.
Milly Theale is a young, beautiful and fabulously wealthy American. When she arrives in London and meets the equally beautiful but impoverished Kate Croy, they form an intimate friendship. But nothing is as it seems: materialism, romance, self-delusion and ultimately fatal illness insidiously contaminate the glamorous social whirl.

The Wings of the Dove
Henry James
22h54min45
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1833 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 22h55min.
Milly Theale is a young, beautiful and fabulously wealthy American. When she arrives in London and meets the equally beautiful but impoverished Kate Croy, they form an intimate friendship. But nothing is as it seems: materialism, romance, self-delusion and ultimately fatal illness insidiously contaminate the glamorous social whirl.

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