Ebook467 pages7 hours
The American
By Henry James
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1876–77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family. (Wikipedia)
Author
Henry James
Henry James (1843–1916) was an American writer, highly regarded as one of the key proponents of literary realism, as well as for his contributions to literary criticism. His writing centres on the clash and overlap between Europe and America, and The Portrait of a Lady is regarded as his most notable work.
Read more from Henry James
The Turn of the Screw Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHenry James: The Complete Novellas and Tales (Centaur Classics) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Beast in the Jungle Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Bostonians Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The American Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roderick Hudson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Europeans Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gothic Novel Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBadass Prepper's Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Prepare Yourself for the Worst Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Golden Bowl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Oxford Book of American Essays Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/550 Feminist Masterpieces you have to read before you die (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Daily Henry James: A Year of Quotes from the Work of the Master Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bushcraft Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Survival Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest American Short Stories: 50+ Classics of American Literature Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Turn of the Screw and Other Short Works Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wings of the Dove Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Harvard Classics: All 71 Volumes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings50 Masterpieces of Occult & Supernatural Fiction Vol. 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest American Short Stories (Vol. 1) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsItalian Hours: “The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.” Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/530 Occult & Supernatural masterpieces you have to read before you die (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The American
Related ebooks
Henry James: The Best Works Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories written by a British American – Volume VI Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American: Romantic Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American (1877) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5L’americano Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe American by Henry James (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Europeans Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsName and Fame: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMartin Eden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Top 10 Short Stories - The English - Born Abroad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoderick Ransom, Peregrine Pickle, Ferdinand Count Fathom, Humphry Clinker, and Travels Through France Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlice, or the Mysteries — Book 06 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSleeping Fires Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWieland: Gothic Classic Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Red Masquerade Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaniel Deronda Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMARTIN EDEN (Modern Classics Series): Autobiographical Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMartin Eden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 2. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Simpleton Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsItalian Hours Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures of Roderick Random Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStrong as death (translated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Finer Grain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hippodrome Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAdina Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDaniel Deronda: Historical Romance Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Modern Chronicle — Volume 05 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Classics For You
Warrior of the Light: A Manual Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn French! Apprends l'Anglais! THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: In French and English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hell House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flowers for Algernon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things They Carried Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5East of Eden Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Persuasion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Count of Monte-Cristo English and French Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Confederacy of Dunces Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Farewell to Arms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Scarlet Letter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sun Also Rises: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ulysses: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I Lay Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic by Plato Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for The American
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The American - Henry James
!3^ book_preview_excerpt.html }͒Fr櫠$ehwd*ۚX!FRjcd"2] " *;ywXښV|=̓\ӕ Dx{|v<?|O7~#?_~}$???;}
vhڶ XR5}MlKC_F<~lcr5]MX\Őc寻fMRF͔%O1]T7iUDŽew˘M5&?(xhhseP\>d۾c1o4ꇖ94<6 (7R1g&jFUڏruOiePf%o45m}#+^OV$An Ff:TQC~(wQ$1oS)ȴ5OF\a}QD
({3#
rW]vWȳ-6b\>G|sىW-7Du
_d.2*g!ag'ܰreW4"DTfM$lѳ=S3i#8Uu|Icsl_02wXԥ+FScIƻ嘯F8L2OFi7>zu"cT44,b}D] /W"Fwj"BɲC<2$6"|:q]pU\Śle%ZDم+&{'jC.?pN[c36{O(>+Q5_3S:H^'ej/:
dO5M}W>md| P]8}Nx+_mbE#߭E6_SD_bm0HV%ڑEEd:06AZ ebKlVȊJia*ͲȀDmѭyh;1sy(ߓlUkvʈضp[Fl1wJwMWt;٥"&
&Ph^WlOeuxpkɭ B%ruk(EJ2V-G]^*ovKjMfTrS{Y:E~)I&v9Ɠ7rOy