Portraits of places
by Henry James
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About This Book
Henry James was not only a novelist who wrote with the elegance of Marcel Proust, he was also a renowned travel writer and wrote prolifically for a dedicated following in American magazines, newspapers and journals. In this volume his best work on Italy, Britain, and the US was collected for a wider audience.
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- HENRY JAMES
- PORTRAITS OF PLACES
- BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge
- NOTE
- CONTENTS
- I VENICE 1882
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- II ITALY REVISITED 1877 I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- III OCCASIONAL PARIS 1877
- IV RHEIMS AND LAON: A LITTLE TOUR 1877
- V CHARTRES 1876
- VI ROUEN 1876
- VII ETRETAT 1876
- VIII FROM NORMANDY TO THE PYRENEES 1876
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- IX AN ENGLISH EASTER 1877 I
- II
- III
- IV
- X LONDON AT MIDSUMMER 1877
- XI TWO EXCURSIONS 1877 I
- II
- XII IN WARWICKSHIRE 1877
- XIII ABBEYS AND CASTLES 1877
- XIV ENGLISH VIGNETTES 1879 I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- XV AN ENGLISH NEW YEAR 1879
- XVI AN ENGLISH WINTER WATERING-PLACE 1879
- XVII SARATOGA 1870
- XVIII NEWPORT 1870
- XIX QUEBEC 1871 I
- II
- XX NIAGARA 1871
- THE END
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