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The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter. THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES: Volume one and Volume Two by William James, one of the greatest American psychologists, was widely acclaimed and it was widely used by students of psychology. William James influences...

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter. THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES: Volume Two by William James, one of the greatest American psychologists, was widely acclaimed and it was widely used by students of psychology. William James influences on Psychology...

The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter. THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES: Volume one by William James, one of the greatest American psychologists, was widely acclaimed and it was widely used by students of psychology. William James influences on Psychology...

Exploring the intricacies of relationships, this narrative captures the imagination of the reader. The well-drawn characters are rooted in the plot and elucidate the theme. A charming tale of family love and relationships. Henry James, (born April 15, 1843, New York, New York, U.S.—died February...

"Tell me everything, by all means," I answered, smiling. "I desire nothing better than to lie here in the shade and hear everything." He frowned a little, as if he thought my sympathy a trifle meager. I shook him by the hand and laughed. Henry James, (born April 15, 1843,...

Mrs. Munden had not yet been to my studio on so good a pretext as when she first intimated that it would be quite open to me-should I only care, as she called it, to throw the handkerchief-to paint her beautiful sister-in-law. Henry James, (born April 15, 1843, New York, New York, U.S.—died...

Henry James, (born April 15, 1843, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 28, 1916, London, England), American novelist and, as a naturalized English citizen from 1915, a great figure in the transatlantic culture. His fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the New World in clash with...

A true-to-life account of love and misperceptions that ends in the despondency of the two central characters. It is the story of the ups and downs of existence and being. That the love of a person shapes and polishes the character is eloquently presented. Henry James, (born April 15, 1843,...

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death. The parable of John Marcher...

Dodo Collections brings you another classic from Henry James, ‘In the Cage’.   This long story centers on an unnamed London telegrapher. She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic telegrams they submit to her as she sits in the "cage" at...

Crapy Cornelia was first published in Harper's Magazine in October 1909. It is one of a number of stories he wrote which reflect on the time he had spent away from his native America, living in Europe. It also deals with an issue to which he returned over and again - the decision regarding marriage...

"The Altar of the Dead" is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely...

The Pupil is a short story by Henry James, first published in Longman's Magazine in 1891. It is the emotional story of a precocious young boy growing up in a mendacious and dishonorable family. He befriends his tutor, who is the only adult in his life that he can trust. James presents their relationship...

It may be the most affecting and profound of James's stories about writers. The novelist in the tale speculates that he has spent his whole life learning how to write, so a second life would make sense, "to apply the lesson." Second lives aren't usually available, so the novelist says of...