Confidence by Henry James
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"Confidence" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1879. This light comedy follows artist Bernard Longueville, who is asked by his friend, scientist Gordon Wright, to judge whether he should marry the enigmatic Angela Vivian. Bernard advises against the match, setting off a chain of romantic entanglements and misunderstandings. Years later, Bernard encounters Angela again and discovers his own feelings have changed. The story explores how people deceive themselves and
questions whether life can be governed by rational principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | Confidence |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Male friendship -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | British -- Europe -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- Europe -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 178 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 801 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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