Madame de Mauves suivi de "Gabrielle de Bergerac" - Softcover

Henry James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2020127032 ISBN 13: 9782020127035

Publisher: POINTS, 1992

Synopsis

The view from the terrace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is immense and famous. Paris lies spread before you in dusky vastness, domed and fortified, glittering here and there through her light vapours and girdled with her silver Seine. Behind you is a park of stately symmetry, and behind that a forest where you may lounge through turfy avenues and light-chequered glades and quite forget that you are within half an hour of the boulevards. One afternoon, however, in mid-spring, some five years ago, a young man seated on the terrace had preferred to keep this in mind.

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About the Author:

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an American-born British writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction. --Wikipedia

About this edition

• Publisher: POINTS
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 2020127032
• ISBN 13: 9782020127035
• Binding: Paperback