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Tales from a master's notebook : stories Henry James never wrote / edited and introduced by Philip Horne ; with a foreword by Michael Wood.
Van Pelt Library PR1309.S5 T35 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Michael, 1936- author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Vintage classics (London, England)
- Vintage classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- James, Henry, 1843-1916.
- Short stories, English.
- James, Henry, 1843-1916--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- James, Henry.
- Short stories, English--21st century.
- Genre:
- Short stories.
- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
- Short stories, English.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 254 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Vintage, 2018.
- Summary:
- When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written new short stories based on these 'germs' of ideas. Differing dramatically in setting and style, these stories are modern interpretations of the richly suggestive and enticing notes that Henry James left behind, offering a fresh and original approach to a canonical literary author. Professor Philip Horne, a renowned authority on Henry James, has edited and introduced this collection, which also includes transcripts of James's original jottings allowing readers to trace the raw ideas through to their modern-day interpretations. Contains stories by Colm Toibin, Rose Tremain, Jonathan Coe, Paul Theroux, Amit Chaudhuri, Giles Foden, Joseph O'Neill, Lynne Truss, Susie Boyt and Tessa Hadley.
- Contents:
- Father X / by Paul Theroux
- Silence / by Colm Tóibín
- Is anybody there? / by Rose Tremain
- Canadians can't flirt / by Jonathan Coe
- Old friends / by Tessa Hadley
- The road to Gabon / by Giles Foden
- Testaments / by Lynne Truss
- Wensleydale / by Amit Chaudhuri
- People were so funny / by Susie Boyt
- The troll / by Philip Horne
- The poltroon husband / by Joseph O'Neill.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781784871475
- 1784871478
- OCLC:
- 1032805956
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