THE GOLDEN BOWL
Volumes I and II, Complete
By Henry James
CONTENTS
BOOK FIRST: THE PRINCE
PART FIRST
PART SECOND
PART THIRD
BOOK SECOND: THE PRINCESS
PART FOURTH
PART FIFTH
PART SIXTH.
ITALIAN HOURS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PREFACE
VENICE
THE GRAND CANAL
VENICE: AN EARLY IMPRESSION
TWO OLD HOUSES AND THREE YOUNG WOMEN
CASA ALVISI
FROM CHAMBÉRY TO MILAN
THE OLD SAINT-GOTHARD LEAVES FROM A NOTE-BOOK
ITALY REVISITED
A ROMAN HOLIDAY
ROMAN RIDES
ROMAN NEIGHBOURHOODS
THE AFTER-SEASON IN ROME
FROM A ROMAN NOTE-BOOK
A FEW OTHER ROMAN NEIGHBOURHOODS
A CHAIN OF CITIES
SIENA EARLY AND LATE
THE AUTUMN IN FLORENCE
FLORENTINE NOTES
TUSCAN CITIES
OTHER TUSCAN CITIES
RAVENNA
THE SAINT’S AFTERNOON AND OTHERS
WHAT MAISIE KNEW
By Henry James
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XIX
Chapter XX
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXV
Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXX
Chapter XXXI
THE AWKWARD AGE
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PREFACE
THE AWKWARD AGE
BOOK FIRST. LADY JULIA
BOOK SECOND. LITTLE AGGIE
BOOK THIRD. MR. LONGDON
BOOK FOURTH. MR. CASHMORE
BOOK FIFTH. THE DUCHESS
BOOK SIXTH. MRS. BROOK
BOOK SEVENTH. MITCHY
BOOK EIGHTH. TISHY GRENDON
BOOK NINTH. VANDERBANK
BOOK TENTH. NANDA
THE REVERBERATOR
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
MADAME DE MAUVES
Byhenry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
A PASSIONATE PILGRIM
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
LOUISA PALLANT
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
HAWTHORNE
By Henry James, Junr.
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
EARLY YEARS 1
CHAPTER II.
EARLY MANHOOD 25
CHAPTER III.
EARLY WRITINGS 52
CHAPTER IV.
BROOK FARM AND CONCORD 76
CHAPTER V.
THE THREE AMERICAN NOVELS 105
CHAPTER VI.
ENGLAND AND ITALY 147
CHAPTER VII.
LAST YEARS 171
THE BOSTONIANS
A Novel
By Henry James
Vol. I (of II)
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1921
First Published in 1886
BOOK FIRST
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
BOOK SECOND
XXI
XXII
XXIII
THE BOSTONIANS
A Novel
By Henry James
In Two Volumes
Vol. II (of II)
BOOK SECOND (Continued)
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
BOOK THIRD
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII
XXXIX
XL
XLI
XLII
THE TRAGIC MUSE
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PREFACE
BOOK FIRST:
I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI
BOOK SECOND:
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII
BOOK THIRD:
XIII,
XIV,
XV,
XVI,
XVII
BOOK FOURTH:
XVIII,
XIX,
XX,
XXI
BOOK FIFTH:
XXII,
XXIII,
XXIV,
XXV,
XXVI,
XXVII,
XXVIII,
XXIX,
XXX,
XXXI
BOOK SIX:
XXXII,
XXXIII,
XXXIV,
XXXV,
XXXVI,
XXXVII,
XXXVIII,
XXXIX,
XL,
XLI
BOOK SEVENTH:
XLII,
XLIII,
XLIV,
XLV,
XLVI
BOOK EIGHTH:
XLVII,
XLVIII,
XLIX,
L,
LI
GEORGINA’S REASONS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PART I.
I.
II.
PART II.
III.
IV.
PART III.
V.
VI.
THE PATH OF DUTY.
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
FOUR MEETINGS.
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
EMBARRASSMENTS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
THE FIGURE IN THE CARPET
I
II
III.
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
GLASSES
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
THE NEXT TIME
I
II
III
IV
V
THE WAY IT CAME
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
THE FINER GRAIN
By Henry James
CONTENTS
"THE VELVET GLOVE"
I
II
III
A ROUND OF VISITS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
CRAPY CORNELIA
I
II
III
IV
V
THE BENCH OF DESOLATION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
THE OUTCRY
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
I
II
III
IV
A LONDON LIFE AND OTHER TALES
By Henry James
CONTENTS
A London Life
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
I
II
III
IV
I
II
III
I
II
III
IV
PICTURE AND TEXT
By Henry James
CONTENTS
NOTE
BLACK AND WHITE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
EDWIN A. ABBE
CHARLES S. REINHART
ALFRED PARSONS
JOHN S. SARGENT
HONORÉ DAUMIER
AFTER THE PLAY
ILLUSTRATIONS
Black and White Page Image
Priory
The Village-green, Broadway
Millet
Alfred Parsons
Mr. George H. Boughton
Du Maurier
The Old House
A SMALL BOY AND OTHERS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
A LITTLE TOUR IN FRANCE
By Henry James
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introductory
Footnotes
CONTENTS
Introductory 1
I. Tours 3
II. Tours: the Cathedral 12
III. Tours: Saint Martin 17
"Saint Julian 20
"Plessis-les-Tours 22
"Marmoutier 23
IV. Blois 26
V. Chambord 36
VI. Amboise 47
Chaumont 51
VII. Chenonceaux 54
VIII. Azay-le-Rideau 64
IX. Langeais 68[x]
X. Loches 72
XI. Bourges 77
"The Cathedral 80
XII. Bourges: Jacques Cœur 86
XIII. Le Mans 94
XIV. Angers 101
XV. Nantes 107
XVI. La Rochelle 115
XVII. Poitiers 122
XVIII. Angoulême 130
Bordeaux 132
XIX. Toulouse 136
XX. Toulouse: the Capitol 141
XXI. Toulouse: Saint-Sernin 145
XXII. Carcassonne 150
XXIII. Carcassonne 157
XXIV. Narbonne 163
XXV. Montpellier 170
XXVI. The Pont du Gard 178
XXVII. Aigues-Mortes 183
XXVIII. Nîmes 188
XXIX. Tarascon 195
XXX. Arles 202
"The Theatre 205
XXXI. Arles: the Museum 209
XXXII. Les Baux 213
XXXIII. Avignon 223
"The Palace of the Popes 226
XXXIV. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 230
XXXV. Vaucluse 235
XXXVI. Orange 243[xi]
XXXVII. Macon 249
XXXVIII. Bourg-en-Bresse 254
The Church at Brou 255
XXXIX. Beaune 262
XL. Dijon 267
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Tours: the House of Balzac To face page 8
Tours: the Cathedral (Photogravure) " 14
Tours: the Towers of St. Martin " 18
Blois (Photogravure) " 26
Blois: the Château " 28
Chambord " 38
Amboise: the Château " 48
Chenonceaux (Photogravure) " 56
Azay-le-Rideau " 64
Loches " 72
Loches: the Church " 74
Bourges: the House of Jacques Cœur (Photogravure) " 86
Bourges: Doorway, House of Jacques Cœur " 90
Bourges: the Cathedral (West Front) " 92
Le Mans: the Cathedral " 98
Angers: Old Timbered Houses " 104
La Rochelle " 118
La Rochelle: the Hôtel de Ville (Photogravure) " 120
Poitiers: Church of St. Radegonde (Photogravure) " 126[xiv]
Bordeaux: the Quay (Photogravure) " 134
Toulouse: St. Sernin (the Transept) " 146
Toulouse: the Garonne (Photogravure) " 148
Carcassonne " 158
Carcassonne (another View) " 160
Narbonne: the Washing Place " 166
Narbonne: the Cathedral and Hôtel de Ville (Photogravure) " 168
The Pont du Gard " 180
Aigues-Mortes " 186
Nîmes: the Cathedral " 190
Nîmes: the Amphitheatre " 192
Tarascon: the Castle " 198
Arles: St. Trophimus " 204
Arles: Ruins of the Roman Theatre " 206
Arles: Door of St. Trophimus " 210
Arles: the Cloisters (Photogravure) " 212
Avignon: the Church " 226
Vaucluse: Ruins of Castle " 240
Orange: the Theatre " 246
Lyons " 250
Brou: the Church (Photogravure) " 256
Beaune: the Hospital " 264
Dijon " 266
Dijon: the Park " 268
Courtyard, House of Jacques Cœur Half-title
Angers from the Bridge Title-page
Aigues-Mortes v
Isle-sur-Sorgues viii
Saint-Bénazet: the Broken Bridge ix
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon xi
Narbonne: the Fish Market ix
Avignon from Villeneuve xiii
Toulouse: Hôtel d'Assézat xvi
Nantes 1
Tours from the River 3
Langeais 3
Chaumont from the River 17
Blois 26
Chambord 36
Chaumont from the Bridge 47
Chenonceaux 54
Azay-le-Rideau 64
Langeais from the Loire 68
Loches 72
Bourges 77
Bourges: the Hôtel Lallemont 86
Le Mans 94
Angers: the Castle 101
Nantes: the Quay 107
La Rochelle: Tour de la Lanterne 115
Poitiers: the Cathedral 122
Bordeaux 130
Toulouse: the Cathedral 136
Toulouse: the Place de Capitol 141
Toulouse: Saint-Sernin 145
Carcassonne from the River 150
Carcassonne 157
Arles, Landscape near 163
Montpellier: the Aqueduct 170
The Pont du Gard 178
Aigues-Mortes 183
Nîmes: the Maison Carrée 188
Tarascon and Beaucaire 195
Provençal Landscape 202
Montmajeur 209
Les Baux 213
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 218
Avignon 223
Vaucluse, Approach to 235
Orange: the Gateway 243
Valence 249
Macon 254
Macon: the Bridge 262
Beaune: the Hospital 267
THE SACRED FOUNT
By Henry James
I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI,
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII,
XIII,
XIV
A PASSIONATE PILGRIM
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
LOUISA PALLANT
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
HAWTHORNE
By Henry James, Junr.
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
EARLY YEARS 1
CHAPTER II.
EARLY MANHOOD 25
CHAPTER III.
EARLY WRITINGS 52
CHAPTER IV.
BROOK FARM AND CONCORD 76
CHAPTER V.
THE THREE AMERICAN NOVELS 105
CHAPTER VI.
ENGLAND AND ITALY 147
CHAPTER VII.
LAST YEARS 171
THE BOSTONIANS
A Novel
By Henry James
Vol. I (of II)
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1921
First Published in 1886
BOOK FIRST
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
BOOK SECOND
XXI
XXII
XXIII
THE BOSTONIANS
A Novel
By Henry James
In Two Volumes
Vol. II (of II)
BOOK SECOND (Continued)
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
BOOK THIRD
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII
XXXIX
XL
XLI
XLII
THE TRAGIC MUSE
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PREFACE
BOOK FIRST:
I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI
BOOK SECOND:
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII
BOOK THIRD:
XIII,
XIV,
XV,
XVI,
XVII
BOOK FOURTH:
XVIII,
XIX,
XX,
XXI
BOOK FIFTH:
XXII,
XXIII,
XXIV,
XXV,
XXVI,
XXVII,
XXVIII,
XXIX,
XXX,
XXXI
BOOK SIX:
XXXII,
XXXIII,
XXXIV,
XXXV,
XXXVI,
XXXVII,
XXXVIII,
XXXIX,
XL,
XLI
BOOK SEVENTH:
XLII,
XLIII,
XLIV,
XLV,
XLVI
BOOK EIGHTH:
XLVII,
XLVIII,
XLIX,
L,
LI
GEORGINA’S REASONS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PART I.
I.
II.
PART II.
III.
IV.
PART III.
V.
VI.
THE PATH OF DUTY.
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
FOUR MEETINGS.
By Henry James
Contents
I.
II.
III.
IV.
EMBARRASSMENTS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
THE FIGURE IN THE CARPET
I
II
III.
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
GLASSES
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
THE NEXT TIME
I
II
III
IV
V
THE WAY IT CAME
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
THE FINER GRAIN
By Henry James
CONTENTS
"THE VELVET GLOVE"
I
II
III
A ROUND OF VISITS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
CRAPY CORNELIA
I
II
III
IV
V
THE BENCH OF DESOLATION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
THE OUTCRY
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
I
II
III
IV
A LONDON LIFE AND OTHER TALES
By Henry James
CONTENTS
A London Life
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
The Patagonia
I
II
III
IV
The Liar
I
II
III
Mrs. Temperly
I
II
III
IV
PICTURE AND TEXT
By Henry James
CONTENTS
NOTE
BLACK AND WHITE
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
EDWIN A. ABBE
CHARLES S. REINHART
ALFRED PARSONS
JOHN S. SARGENT
HONORÉ DAUMIER
AFTER THE PLAY
ILLUSTRATIONS
Black and White Page Image
Priory
The Village-green, Broadway
Millet
Alfred Parsons
Mr. George H. Boughton
Du Maurier
The Old House
A SMALL BOY AND OTHERS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
A LITTLE TOUR IN FRANCE
By Henry James
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introductory
Footnotes
CONTENTS
Introductory 1
I. Tours 3
II. Tours: the Cathedral 12
III. Tours: Saint Martin 17
"Saint Julian 20
"Plessis-les-Tours 22
"Marmoutier 23
IV. Blois 26
V. Chambord 36
VI. Amboise 47
Chaumont 51
VII. Chenonceaux 54
VIII. Azay-le-Rideau 64
IX. Langeais 68[x]
X. Loches 72
XI. Bourges 77
"The Cathedral 80
XII. Bourges: Jacques Cœur 86
XIII. Le Mans 94
XIV. Angers 101
XV. Nantes 107
XVI. La Rochelle 115
XVII. Poitiers 122
XVIII. Angoulême 130
Bordeaux 132
XIX. Toulouse 136
XX. Toulouse: the Capitol 141
XXI. Toulouse: Saint-Sernin 145
XXII. Carcassonne 150
XXIII. Carcassonne 157
XXIV. Narbonne 163
XXV. Montpellier 170
XXVI. The Pont du Gard 178
XXVII. Aigues-Mortes 183
XXVIII. Nîmes 188
XXIX. Tarascon 195
XXX. Arles 202
"The Theatre 205
XXXI. Arles: the Museum 209
XXXII. Les Baux 213
XXXIII. Avignon 223
"The Palace of the Popes 226
XXXIV. Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 230
XXXV. Vaucluse 235
XXXVI. Orange 243[xi]
XXXVII. Macon 249
XXXVIII. Bourg-en-Bresse 254
The Church at Brou 255
XXXIX. Beaune 262
XL. Dijon 267
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Tours: the House of Balzac To face page 8
Tours: the Cathedral (Photogravure) " 14
Tours: the Towers of St. Martin " 18
Blois (Photogravure) " 26
Blois: the Château " 28
Chambord " 38
Amboise: the Château " 48
Chenonceaux (Photogravure) " 56
Azay-le-Rideau " 64
Loches " 72
Loches: the Church " 74
Bourges: the House of Jacques Cœur (Photogravure) " 86
Bourges: Doorway, House of Jacques Cœur " 90
Bourges: the Cathedral (West Front) " 92
Le Mans: the Cathedral " 98
Angers: Old Timbered Houses " 104
La Rochelle " 118
La Rochelle: the Hôtel de Ville (Photogravure) " 120
Poitiers: Church of St. Radegonde (Photogravure) " 126[xiv]
Bordeaux: the Quay (Photogravure) " 134
Toulouse: St. Sernin (the Transept) " 146
Toulouse: the Garonne (Photogravure) " 148
Carcassonne " 158
Carcassonne (another View) " 160
Narbonne: the Washing Place " 166
Narbonne: the Cathedral and Hôtel de Ville (Photogravure) " 168
The Pont du Gard " 180
Aigues-Mortes " 186
Nîmes: the Cathedral " 190
Nîmes: the Amphitheatre " 192
Tarascon: the Castle " 198
Arles: St. Trophimus " 204
Arles: Ruins of the Roman Theatre " 206
Arles: Door of St. Trophimus " 210
Arles: the Cloisters (Photogravure) " 212
Avignon: the Church " 226
Vaucluse: Ruins of Castle " 240
Orange: the Theatre " 246
Lyons " 250
Brou: the Church (Photogravure) " 256
Beaune: the Hospital " 264
Dijon " 266
Dijon: the Park " 268
Courtyard, House of Jacques Cœur Half-title
Angers from the Bridge Title-page
Aigues-Mortes v
Isle-sur-Sorgues viii
Saint-Bénazet: the Broken Bridge ix
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon xi
Narbonne: the Fish Market ix
Avignon from Villeneuve xiii
Toulouse: Hôtel d'Assézat xvi
Nantes 1
Tours from the River 3
Langeais 3
Chaumont from the River 17
Blois 26
Chambord 36
Chaumont from the Bridge 47
Chenonceaux 54
Azay-le-Rideau 64
Langeais from the Loire 68
Loches 72
Bourges 77
Bourges: the Hôtel Lallemont 86
Le Mans 94
Angers: the Castle 101
Nantes: the Quay 107
La Rochelle: Tour de la Lanterne 115
Poitiers: the Cathedral 122
Bordeaux 130
Toulouse: the Cathedral 136
Toulouse: the Place de Capitol 141
Toulouse: Saint-Sernin 145
Carcassonne from the River 150
Carcassonne 157
Arles, Landscape near 163
Montpellier: the Aqueduct 170
The Pont du Gard 178
Aigues-Mortes 183
Nîmes: the Maison Carrée 188
Tarascon and Beaucaire 195
Provençal Landscape 202
Montmajeur 209
Les Baux 213
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 218
Avignon 223
Vaucluse, Approach to 235
Orange: the Gateway 243
Valence 249
Macon 254
Macon: the Bridge 262
Beaune: the Hospital 267
THE SACRED FOUNT
By Henry James
I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI,
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII,
XIII,
XIV
THE SPOILS OF POYNTON
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI
XXII
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PAGE
The Novels of George Eliot 1
On a Drama of Robert Browning 41
Swinburne's Essays 51
The Poetry of William Morris
I. The Life and Death of Jason 63
II. The Earthly Paradise 71
Matthew Arnold's Essays 83
Mr. Walt Whitman 101
The Poetry of George Eliot
I. The Spanish Gypsy 113
II. The Legend of Jubal 138
The Limitations of Dickens 153
Tennyson's Drama
I. Queen Mary 165
II. Harold 196
Contemporary Notes on Whistler vs. Ruskin
I. The Suit for Libel 207
II. Mr. Whistler's Rejoinder 211
A Note on John Burroughs 217
Mr. Kipling's Early Stories 225
WITHIN THE RIM AND OTHER ESSAYS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PAGE
WITHIN THE RIM 11
REFUGEES IN CHELSEA 39
THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER MOTOR-AMBULANCE CORPS IN FRANCE
A Letter to the Editor of an American Journal 63
FRANCE 83
THE LONG WARDS 97
THE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES
VOLUME I
Selected And Edited By Percy Lubbock
CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION xiii
NOTE xxxii
I. FIRST EUROPEAN YEARS: 1869-1874
PREFACE 1
LETTERS:
To Miss Alice James 15
To his Mother 19
To his Mother 21
To William James 24
To William James 26
To his Father 28
To Charles Eliot Norton 30
To his Parents 32
To W. D. Howells 33
To Miss Grace Norton 35
To his Mother 38
II. PARIS AND LONDON: 1875-1881
PREFACE 41
LETTERS:
To his Father 45
To W. D. Howells 47
To William James 50
To William James 52
To Miss Grace Norton 54
To Miss Grace Norton 56
To William James 59
To Miss Alice James 62
To William James 65
To his Mother 67
To Miss Grace Norton 69
To W. D. Howells 71
To Charles Eliot Norton 74
To his Mother 76
To Mrs. Fanny Kemble 78
III. THE MIDDLE YEARS: 1882-1888
PREFACE 82
LETTERS:
To Miss Henrietta Reubell 90
To Charles Eliot Norton 91
To Mrs. John L. Gardner 92
To Miss Grace Norton 93
To William James 97
To George du Maurier 98
To Miss Grace Norton 100
To William James 102
To W. D. Howells 103
To John Addington Symonds 106
To Alphonse Daudet 108
To Robert Louis Stevenson 110
To William James 111
To Miss Grace Norton 113
To William James 115
To James Russell Lowell 118
To William James 119
To Charles Eliot Norton 122
To Miss Grace Norton 126
To Edmund Gosse 129
To Robert Louis Stevenson 130
To Robert Louis Stevenson 132
To W. D. Howells 134
To Robert Louis Stevenson 136
To William James 139
IV. LATER LONDON YEARS: 1889-1897
PREFACE 144
LETTERS:
To Robert Louis Stevenson 152
To William James 154
To Robert Louis Stevenson 155
To Robert Louis Stevenson 158
To William James 161
To W. D. Howells 163
To Miss Alice James 166
To William James 170
To Edmund Gosse 172
To Mrs. Hugh Bell 173
To Robert Louis Stevenson 174
To William James 179
To Robert Louis Stevenson 181
To Charles Eliot Norton 183
To Edmund Gosse 185
To Mrs. Mahlon Sands 186
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 187
To Robert Louis Stevenson 188
To Robert Louis Stevenson 190
To the Countess of Jersey 192
To Charles Eliot Norton 193
To W. D. Howells 197
To Robert Louis Stevenson 199
To Mrs. Edmund Gosse 201
To Edmund Gosse 202
To Robert Louis Stevenson 204
To Robert Louis Stevenson 207
To William James 210
To Julian R. Sturgis 212
To George du Maurier 212
To William James 214
To Edmund Gosse 217
To Edmund Gosse 220
To Edmund Gosse 221
To Edmund Gosse 223
To Sidney Colvin 224
To Miss Henrietta Reubell 225
To William James 227
To George Henschel 229
To W. D. Howells 230
To William James 232
To Sidney Colvin 236
To Mrs. John L. Gardner 238
To Arthur Christopher Benson 240
To W. E. Norris 242
To William James 244
To Edmund Gosse 246
To Jonathan Sturges 248
To W. E. Norris 250
To Arthur Christopher Benson 251
To the Viscountess Wolseley 254
To Miss Frances R. Morse 255
To Mrs. George Hunter 258
To Edward Warren 261
To Arthur Christopher Benson 262
To Mrs. William James 263
To Miss Grace Norton 268
V. RYE: 1898-1908
PREFACE 272
LETTERS:
To W. D. Howells 277
To Arthur Christopher Benson 278
To William James 280
To Miss Muir Mackenzie 283
To Gaillard T. Lapsley 285
To Paul Bourget 286
To W. D. Howells 291
To Madame Paul Bourget 292
To Miss Frances R. Morse 294
To Dr. Louis Waldstein 296
To H. G. Wells 298
To F. W. H. Myers 300
To Mrs. William James 301
To Charles Eliot Norton 306
To Henry James, junior 309
To A. F. de Navarro 311
To Edward Warren 315
To William James 315
To Howard Sturgis 317
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 318
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 320
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 323
To Mrs. A. F. de Navarro 328
To Sidney Colvin 330
To Edmund Gosse 332
To Miss Henrietta Reubell 333
To H. G. Wells 335
To Charles Eliot Norton 337
To Edmund Gosse 344
To Mrs. Everard Cotes 346
To A. F. de Navarro 348
To W. D. Howells 349
To W. D. Howells 354
To W. E. Norris 361
To A. F. de Navarro 364
To W. E. Norris 366
To A. F. de Navarro 368
To the Viscountess Wolseley 369
To William James 371
To Miss Muir Mackenzie 373
To W. D. Howells 375
To Edmund Gosse 378
To Miss Jessie Allen 379
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 381
To Miss Muir Mackenzie 382
To Edmund Gosse 385
To H. G. Wells 388
To Percy Lubbock 390
To Gaillard T. Lapsley 391
To Mrs. Cadwalader Jones 395
To W. D. Howells 397
To H. G. Wells 400
To Mrs. Cadwalader Jones 401
To H. G. Wells 404
To Mrs. Frank Mathews 406
To W. D. Howells 407
To Madame Paul Bourget 410
To Mrs. Waldo Story 411
To W. D. Howells 413
To William James 415
To Miss Violet Hunt 424
To W. E. Norris 425
To Howard Sturgis 428
To Henry Adams 431
To Sir George O. Trevelyan 432
THE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES
VOLUME II
Selected And Edited By Percy Lubbock
CONTENTS
VI. Rye (continued): 1904-1909
PAGE
Preface 1
Letters:
To W. D. Howells 8
To Edward Lee Childe 10
To W. E. Norris 12
To Mrs. Julian Sturgis 14
To J. B. Pinker 15
To Henry James, junior 16
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 18
To Edmund Gosse 19
To W. E. Norris 22
To Edmund Gosse 24
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 29
To Edward Warren 31
To Mrs. William James 32
To William James 34
To Miss Margaret James 36
To H. G. Wells 37
To William James 42
To W. E. Norris 45
To Paul Harvey 47
To William James 50
To William James 52
To Miss Margaret James 53
To Mrs. Dew-Smith 55
To Mrs. Wharton 56
To W. E. Norris 58
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 61
To Gaillard T. Lapsley 62
To Bruce Porter 65
To Miss Grace Norton 67
To William James, junior 71
To Howard Sturgis 72
To Howard Sturgis 74
To Madame Wagnière 76
To Mrs. Wharton 78
To Miss Gwenllian Palgrave 81
To William James 82
To W. E. Norris 84
To W. E. Norris 87
To Dr. and Mrs. J. William White 88
To Mrs. Wharton 90
To Gaillard T. Lapsley 92
To Mrs. Wharton 94
To Henry James, junior 96
To W. D. Howells 98
To Mrs. Wharton 104
To J. B. Pinker 105
To Miss Ellen Emmet 107
To George Abbot James 110
To Hugh Walpole 112
To George Abbot James 113
To W. E. Norris 114
To Mrs. Henry White 117
To W. D. Howells 118
To Edward Lee Childe 120
To Hugh Walpole 122
To Mrs. Wharton 123
To Arthur Christopher Benson 125
To Charles Sayle 127
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 129
To Miss Grace Norton 131
To William James 134
To H. G. Wells 137
To Miss Henrietta Reubell 139
To William James 140
To Mrs. Wharton 142
To Madame Wagnière 144
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 146
To Owen Wister 148
VII. Rye and Chelsea: 1910-1914
Preface 151
Letters:
To T. Bailey Saunders 155
To Mrs. Wharton 156
To Miss Jessie Allen 158
To Mrs. Bigelow 159
To W. E. Norris 160
To Mrs. Wharton 161
To Mrs. Wharton 163
To Bruce Porter 164
To Miss Grace Norton 165
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 167
To Mrs. Wharton 168
To Mrs. Charles Hunter 170
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 171
To W. E. Norris 173
To Mrs. Wharton 175
To Miss Rhoda Broughton 178
To H. G. Wells 180
To C. E. Wheeler 183
To Dr. J. William White 184
To T. Bailey Saunders 186
To Sir T. H. Warren 188
To Miss Ellen Emmet 189
To Howard Sturgis 192
To Mrs. William James 194
To Mrs. John L. Gardner 195
To Mrs. Wharton 197
To Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan 199
To Miss Alice Runnells 201
To Mrs. Frederic Harrison 202
To Miss Theodora Bosanquet 204
To Mrs. William James 205
To Mrs. Wharton 208
To W. E. Norris 211
To Miss M. Betham Edwards 213
To Wilfred Sheridan 215
To Walter V. R. Berry 217
To W. D. Howells 221
To Mrs. Wharton 227
To H. G. Wells 229
To Lady Bell 231
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 234
To Hugh Walpole 236
To Miss Rhoda Broughton 238
To Henry James, junior 239
To R. W. Chapman 241
To Hugh Walpole 244
To Edmund Gosse 246
To Edmund Gosse 248
To Edmund Gosse 250
To Edmund Gosse 252
To Edmund Gosse 255
To Edmund Gosse 257
To H. G. Wells 261
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 264
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 265
To Gaillard T. Lapsley 267
To John Bailey 269
To Dr. J. William White 272
To Edmund Gosse 274
To Mrs. Bigelow 278
To Robert C. Witt 280
To Mrs. Wharton 281
To A. F. de Navarro 286
To Henry James, junior 288
To Miss Grace Norton 293
To Mrs. Henry White 296
To Mrs. William James 299
To Bruce Porter 302
To Lady Ritchie 304
To Mrs. William James 305
To Percy Lubbock 310
To Two Hundred and Seventy Friends 311
To Mrs. G. W. Prothero 313
To William James, junior 314
To Miss Rhoda Broughton 317
To Mrs. Alfred Sutro 319
To Hugh Walpole 322
To Mrs. Archibald Grove 324
To William Roughead 327
To Mrs. William James 329
To Howard Sturgis 330
To Mrs. G. W. Prothero 332
To H. G. Wells 333
To Logan Pearsall Smith 337
To C. Hagberg Wright 339
To Robert Bridges 341
To André Raffalovich 343
To Henry James, junior 345
To Edmund Gosse 348
To Bruce L. Richmond 350
To Hugh Walpole 352
To Compton Mackenzie 354
To William Roughead 356
To Mrs. Wharton 357
To Dr. J. William White 358
To Henry Adams 360
To Mrs. William James 361
To Arthur Christopher Benson 364
To Mrs. Humphry Ward 366
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 367
To Mrs. Wharton 369
To William Roughead 371
To William Roughead 373
To Mrs. Alfred Sutro 375
To Sir Claude Phillips 376
VIII.
Preface 379
Letters:
To Howard Sturgis 382
To Henry James, junior 385
To Mrs. Alfred Sutro 387
To Miss Rhoda Broughton 389
To Mrs. Wharton 391
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 392
To William James, junior 394
To Mrs. W. K. Clifford 397
To Mrs. Wharton 399
To Mrs. R. W. Gilder 401
To Mrs. Wharton 403
To Mrs. Wharton 405
To Mrs. T. S. Perry 406
To Miss Rhoda Broughton 408
To Edmund Gosse 409
To Miss Grace Norton 412
To Mrs. Wharton 414
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 416
To Henry James, junior 419
To Hugh Walpole 423
To Mrs. Wharton 425
To Mrs. T. S. Perry 427
To Edmund Gosse 430
To Miss Grace Norton 431
To Mrs. Dacre Vincent 434
To the Hon. Evan Charteris 436
To Compton Mackenzie 437
To Miss Elizabeth Norton 441
To Hugh Walpole 444
To Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge 447
To Mrs. William James 449
To Mrs. Wharton 452
To the Hon. Evan Charteris 453
To Mrs. Wharton 456
To Thomas Sergeant Perry 459
To Edward Marsh 462
To Edward Marsh 464
To Mrs. Wharton 465
To Edward Marsh 468
To G. W. Prothero 469
To Wilfred Sheridan 470
To Edward Marsh 472
To Edward Marsh 474
To Compton Mackenzie 475
To Henry James, junior 477
To Edmund Gosse 480
To J. B. Pinker 482
To Frederic Harrison 483
To H. G. Wells 485
To H. G. Wells 487
To Henry James, junior 490
To Edmund Gosse 492
To John S. Sargent 493
To Wilfred Sheridan 494
To Edmund Gosse 496
To Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan 499
To Hugh Walpole 501
Index 503
ILLUSTRATIONS
Henry James, from a Photograph by
E. O. Hoppé Frontispiece
Page of "the American" (original
Version) as Revised by Henry
James, 1906 to face page 70.
NOTES OF A SON AND BROTHER
By Henry James
CONTENTS
I,
II,
III,
IV,
V,
VI,
VII,
VIII,
IX,
X,
XI,
XII,
XIII.
Transcriber's note
Footnotes
ILLUSTRATIONS
Pencil-drawn portrait of William James by himself, about 1866 Frontispiece
FACING
PAGE
Louis Osborne. Sketch from a letter of William James (page 18) 18
Portrait in oils of Miss Katherine Temple, 1861 96
A leaf from the letter quoted on page 129 130
Sketch of G. W. James brought home wounded from the assault on Fort Wagner 244
"The cold water cure at Divonne—excellent for melancholia."—From a letter of William James (page 448) 448
PARTIAL PORTRAITS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
PAGE
I. Emerson 1
II. The Life of George Eliot 37
III. Daniel Deronda: A Conversation 65
IV. Anthony Trollope 97
V. Robert Louis Stevenson 137
VI. Miss Woolson 177
VII. Alphonse Daudet 195
VIII. Guy de Maupassant 243
IX. Ivan Turgénieff 291
X. George du Maurier 327
XI. The Art of Fiction 375
ENGLISH HOURS
By Henry James
CONTENTS
LONDON 1
BROWNING IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY 51
CHESTER 61
LICHFIELD AND WARWICK 77
NORTH DEVON 93
WELLS AND SALISBURY 107
AN ENGLISH EASTER 121
LONDON AT MIDSUMMER 153 viii
TWO EXCURSIONS 175
IN WARWICKSHIRE 197
ABBEYS AND CASTLES 225
ENGLISH VIGNETTES 245
AN ENGLISH NEW YEAR 269
AN ENGLISH WATERING-PLACE 277
WINCHELSEA, RYE AND "DENIS DUVAL" 287
OLD SUFFOLK 317
ILLUSTRATIONS
A Tower on the Walls, Chester Half-title
Magdalen Tower, Oxford (see p. 189) Frontispiece
The Gate-House, Cambridge Title
The Senate House, Oxford v
Peterhouse Quad, Cambridge vii
The Medway and Rochester Keep ix
Richmond, from the Thames 1
St. Paul's, from Ludgate Hill 6
Entrance to St. James's Park, Duke of York's Column 16
In the Green Park 22
St. Paul's, from the Water 40 x
The Terrace, Richmond 42
North Door of the Abbey 51
The Abbey, from Victoria Street 54
Eaton Hall 61
Chester High Street 64
The Rows, Chester 68
Chester Cathedral, West Front 72
Shrewsbury 76
Haddon Hall 77
Lichfield Cathedral 80
The Three Spires of Lichfield 82
Warwick Castle 88
Haddon Hall, from the Road 91
Lynmouth 93
A Devonshire Lane 94
The Norman Towers of Exeter 98
Porlock Church, Exmoor 105
The West Front, Wells 107
The Market-Place, Wells 112
Salisbury Cathedral 116
Stonehenge 118
Glastonbury 120
The Abbey and Victoria Tower, from St. James's Park 121
Dark Mysterious London. Near Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster 126
In St. James's Park 130
Baker Street 134
Canterbury, from the Meadows 140
Rochester Castle 144
The Cathedral Close, Canterbury 148
The Nave, Canterbury 150
The Great Tower, Canterbury 152 xi
Greenwich Observatory 153
Piccadilly, near Devonshire House 156
The Ship, Greenwich 162
Kensington Gardens 166
Greenwich Park 173
Epsom Heath, Derby Day 175
The Start for the Derby 180
The Finish of the Derby 184
On the Downs, Derby Day 196
Kenilworth 197
Stratford-on-Avon Church 208
Charlecote Park 214
The Hospital, Warwick 223
Ludlow Castle 225
Ludlow Castle, from the Moat 234
Stokesay Castle 240
Ludlow Tower 243
Portsmouth Harbor, and "The Victory" 245
Shanklin 254
Chichester Cross 260
Abbey Gateway, Bury St. Edmunds 264
Trinity Gate, Cambridge 267
The Workhouse 269
A Factory Town at Night 272
A Factory Town 275
The Parade, Hastings 277
The Front, Brighton 280
A Crescent, Hastings 286
Winchelsea High Street 287
Rye, from Winchelsea Gate 290
Rye, from the Winchelsea Road 296
Rye, from the Marshes 300
The Sandgate, Rye 308 xii
A Street in Rye 315
FitzGerald's House 317
In Old Suffolk 326
A Suffolk Common 330