The Sense of the Past by Henry James

"The Sense of the Past" by Henry James is an unfinished novel published in 1917. A young American inherits an 18th-century London house from a distant relative and discovers he can travel back in time upon crossing its threshold. Finding himself trapped in the early 19th century, he assumes the identity of his ancestor and becomes entangled with an English family—including two sisters who complicate his desire to return home. This eerie time-travel tale blends supernatural mystery with James's characteristic social comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author James, Henry, 1843-1916
Editor Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965
Title The Sense of the Past
Note "[T]he second of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished [...]. The two first books and a part of the third had been written[...] The notes on the course which the book was to follow were dictated when he reached the point where the original draft broke off. These notes are given in full[...]"--Preface (signed: Percy Lubbock)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sense_of_the_Past
Contents The sense of the past -- Notes for the sense of the past.
Credits Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
generously made available by Hathi Trust.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Time travel -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 63369
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Most Recently Updated Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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