Travels with Henry James / Henry James ; foreword by Hendrik Hertzberg ; introduction by Michael Anesko.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Nation Books, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xxiii, 278 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 19 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781568585772
- 1568585772
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 814.4 J27 | Available | 33111008562635 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"To travel with James in these pages is to take an unhurried vacation with a thoroughly seasoned, supremely cultivated, acutely intelligent companion. Our guide is a curious, engaged observer not only of landscapes and streets and cathedrals but also of paintings and plays and the characteristics -- national, social, and individual -- of the people we encounter at his side. This is a book to be read slowly, the better to absorb its sights and sounds, its insights and reflections." -- from the foreword by Hendrik Hertzberg
Brimming with charm, wit, and biting criticism, this new collection of travel essays reintroduces Henry James as a formidable travel companion. Whether for a trip to Lake George or an afternoon visit to an art exhibit in Paris, James will delight readers with his insights and make them feel nostalgic for places they've never been.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Saratoga -- Lake George -- From Lake George to Burlington -- Newport -- Niagara -- A European summer : Lichfield and Warwick -- A European summer : North Devon -- A European summer : Wells and Salisbury -- A European summer : from Chambery to Milan -- The Parisian stage -- A European summer : from Venice to Strassburg -- The after-season at Rome -- Homburg reformed -- An ex-Grand-ducal capital -- Autumn in Florence -- Tuscan cities -- Ravenna -- London sights -- London in the dead season -- In Scotland -- The London theatres.
"Brimming with charm, wit, and biting criticism, this new collection of travel essays reintroduces Henry James as a formidable travel companion. Whether for a trip to Lake George or an afternoon visit to an art exhibit in Paris, James will delight readers with his insights and make them feel nostalgic for places they've never been"-- Provided by publisher.