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The Diary of a Man of Fifty

by Henry James

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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Diary of a Man of Fifty by Henry James Henry James story "The Diary of a Man of Fifty" is a moving and thought-provoking meditation on aging and coming to terms with one's past. The narrator pays a return visit to Italy, where he spent some time many years before, and revisits memories of an ultimately doomed love affair, some painful and some enriching. Excerpt from The Diary of a Man of Fifty: Again the young man hesitated a little, and ...

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