A Landscape Painter

Henry James

Books for Libraries Press, 1970 - Fiction - 287 pages

June 11th. Another day afoot and also afloat. I resolved this morning to leave this abominable little tavern. I can't stand my feather-bed another night. I determined to find some other prospect than the town-pump and the "drug-store." I questioned my host, after breakfast, as to the possibility of getting lodgings in any of the outlying farms and cottages. But my host either did not or would not know anything about the matter. So I resolved to wander forth and seek my fortune, to roam inquisitive through the neighborhood, and appeal to the indigenous sentiment of hospitality.

Contents

• A LANDSCAPE PAINTER: 7
• POOR RICHARD: 71
• A DAY OF DAYS: 177

About the author

Henry James, American novelist and literary critic, was born in 1843 in New York City. Psychologist-philosopher William James was his brother. By the age of 18, he had lived in France, England, Switzerland, Germany, and New England. In 1876, he moved to London, having decided to live abroad permanently. James was a prolific writer; his writings include 22 novels, 113 tales, 15 plays, approximately 10 books of criticism, and 7 travel books. His best-known works include Daisy Miller, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The American Scene. His works of fiction are elegant and articulate looks at Victorian society; while primarily set in genteel society, James subtlely explores class issues, sexual repression, and psychological distress. Henry James died in 1916 in London. The James Memorial Stone in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, commemorates him.

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Landscape Painter; Short story index reprint series
• Author: Henry James
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Books for Libraries Press, 1970
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Nov 17, 2009
• ISBN: 083693749X, 9780836937497
• Length: 287 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Short Stories (single author)