Screen LibraryTales from a master's notebook : stories Henry James never wrote /
When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written new short stories based on these 'germs' of ideas. Differing dramatically in setting and styl...
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Vintage,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Vintage classics
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| Summary: |
When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written new short stories based on these 'germs' of ideas. Differing dramatically in setting and style, these stories are modern interpretations of the richly suggestive and enticing notes that Henry James left behind, offering a fresh and original approach to a canonical literary author. Professor Philip Horne, a renowned authority on Henry James, has edited and introduced this collection, which also incl |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 254 pages : illustration ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781784871475 (hardback) : 1784871478 (hardback) 9781473545465 (ePub ebook) 1473545463 (ePub ebook) 9781784871499 1784871494 |
| Index Number: | PR1309 |
| CLC: | I14 |
| Call Number: | I14/T143 |
| Contents: | Father X / by Paul Theroux -- Silence / by Colm Tóibín -- Is anybody there? / by Rose Tremain -- Canadians can't flirt / by Jonathan Coe -- Old friends / by Tessa Hadley -- The road to Gabon / by Giles Foden -- Testaments / by Lynne Truss -- Wensleydale / by Amit Chaudhuri -- People were so funny / by Susie Boyt -- The troll / by Philip Horne -- The poltroon husband / by Joseph O'Neill. |