A London Life, and Other Tales by Henry James
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"A London Life, and Other Tales" by Henry James is a novella first published in 1888. The story follows Laura Wing, an American woman visiting her sister Selina in London, whose marriage is collapsing amid adultery and impending divorce. As Laura confronts her sister's affair and witnesses the unraveling of a troubled marriage, she finds herself caught between moral horror and helpless ineffectiveness. James presents a blunt, unflinching portrait of marital breakdown,
focusing on Laura's emotional turmoil as central consciousness while exploring themes of scandal, family loyalty, and exile. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | A London Life, and Other Tales |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_London_Life |
| Contents | A London life -- The Patagonia -- The liar -- Mrs. Temperly. |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 25500 |
| Release Date | May 17, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 8518 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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