The Jolly Corner by Henry James CHAPTER I “Every one asks me what I ‘think’ of everything,” said Spencer Brydon; “and I make answer as I can – begging or dodging the question, putting them off with any nonsense. It wouldn’t matter to any of them really,” he went on, “for, even were it possible
The Golden Bowl by Henry James
This etext was produced by Eve Sobol, South Bend, Indiana, USA THE GOLDEN BOWL, VOLUME I HENRY JAMES 1904 BOOK FIRST: THE PRINCE PART FIRST I The Prince had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image
The Golden Bowl, Volume II by Henry James
This etext was produced by Eve Sobol, South Bend, Indiana, USA THE GOLDEN BOWL, VOLUME II BOOK SECOND: THE PRINCESS PART FOURTH XXV It was not till many days had passed that the Princess began to accept the idea of having done, a little, something she was not always doing, or indeed that of having
The Golden Bowl, Volume I by Henry James
This etext was produced by Eve Sobol, South Bend, Indiana, USA THE GOLDEN BOWL, VOLUME I HENRY JAMES 1904 BOOK FIRST: THE PRINCE PART FIRST I The Prince had always liked his London, when it had come to him; he was one of the modern Romans who find by the Thames a more convincing image
The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James
Transcribed from the 1916 Martin Secker edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk THE FIGURE IN THE CARPET I had done a few things and earned a few pence–I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my
The Europeans, by Henry James
THE EUROPEANS by HENRY JAMES CHAPTER I A narrow grave-yard in the heart of a bustling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a gloomy-looking inn, is at no time an object of enlivening suggestion; and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and funereal umbrage have received the ineffectual refreshment
The Diary of a Man of Fifty by Henry James
THE DIARY OF A MAN OF FIFTY Florence, April 5th, 1874.–They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes. But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time
The Death of the Lion by Henry James
Transcribed from the 1915 Martin Secker edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk THE DEATH OF THE LION CHAPTER I. I had simply, I suppose, a change of heart, and it must have begun when I received my manuscript back from Mr. Pinhorn. Mr. Pinhorn was my “chief,” as he was called in the office: he
The Coxon Fund by Henry James
The Coxon Fund by Henry James CHAPTER I “They’ve got him for life!” I said to myself that evening on my way back to the station; but later on, alone in the compartment (from Wimbledon to Waterloo, before the glory of the District Railway) I amended this declaration in the light of the sense that
The Chaperon by Henry James
This etext was scanned by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk, from the 1893 Macmillan and Co. edition. Proofing was by Nina Hall, Mohua Sen, Bridie, Francine Smith and David. The Chaperon by Henry James CHAPTER I. An old lady, in a high drawing-room, had had her chair moved close to the fire, where she sat knitting
The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James
The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James CHAPTER I What determined the speech that startled him in the course of their encounter scarcely matters, being probably but some words spoken by himself quite without intention–spoken as they lingered and slowly moved together after their renewal of acquaintance. He had been conveyed by friends an
The Author of Beltraffio by Henry James
This etext was scanned from the 1922 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk. Proofing by Chris Jelley, Micky McClure and David. THE AUTHOR OF BELTRAFFIO by Henry James CHAPTER I Much as I wished to see him I had kept my letter of introduction three weeks in my pocket-book. I was nervous