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Tag Archives: Henry James
Henry James, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde.
… and more in this wonderful post by Ms. Baroque, who may very well be my new favorite blogger. I love how she writes. I have heard a bit about the book she mentions (or one of them) – the … Continue reading
England
[Henry] James felt buried in America; but he came here to be embalmed. — George Bernard Shaw on Henry James becoming a British subject
“Henry James …”
[Henry] James had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it. — TS Eliot
E.M. Forster on Henry James
More from EM Forster’s ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL. (I introduce what this book is about here.) Now here’s what THRILLED me about this book. It has to do with my enduring hatred of Henry James. EM Forster uses James’ novels … Continue reading
100 Greatest Novels of All Time
… as chosen by The Observer. I have read 37 of them. But, of course, being obnoxious, I have a couple of comments about some of the books: The Executioner’s Song? What? To have THAT book be on there and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James Joyce
Tagged Catch-22, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte's Web, children's books, D.H. Lawrence, E.B. White, E.M. Forster, Emily Bronte, England, fiction, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henry James, Ireland, Italy, Joseph Heller, Primo Levi, Russia, Wuthering Heights
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