The Real Thing and Other Tales by Henry James
"The Real Thing and Other Tales" by Henry James is a collection published in 1893. The title story follows an unnamed illustrator who hires a down-on-their-luck aristocratic couple, the Monarchs, as models. Though they embody the perfect genteel type, they prove rigid and inflexible for his work. Meanwhile, two working-class subjects—an Italian man and an Englishwoman—prove far more adaptable. When a fellow artist warns that the Monarchs are damaging his art, the
illustrator faces a difficult choice between authenticity and artistic success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Real Thing and Other Tales |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(story) |
| Credits | Transcribed from 1893 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price. Proofed by Nina Hall, Mohua Sen, Bridie, Francine Smith and David |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Married people -- Fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social classes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artists' models -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2715 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 14, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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