The Outcry |
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Author:
Henry James
By BiblioLife
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Product Description
THE OUTCRY is James' last novel. At the heart of the story is a questions of attribution: Lord Theign owns a painting which has for generations been known as a Moretto, but which may in fact be a Montavano, and whereas a Moretto, costing a mere 10,000 pounds holds no interest whatsoever for the acquisitive Mr Bender, a Montavano - at 100,000 pounds - most definitely does. In typical Jamesian fashion the vulgarities of the attribution and notoriety of the painting are kept off stage. Written first as a play and then novelised, THE OUTCRY is only available in this Penguin edition.
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Slight but satisfying example of late James, 2002-08-27
For those who admire the style of the later Henry James, and enjoyed the final three "big" novels - The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove and the Golden Bowl - this much shorter and lighter novel - almost a short story by James' standards - will be a very pleasant diversion.Obviously adapted from his play without much attempt to disguise this fact, the novel is driven by the characters' sharp and often witty dialogue. The characters are well drawn, and the story is unusually straightforward for James. While there remain the usual elliptical phrases and circumlocutions we've come to expect in his later novels, these have been toned down in the interests of dramatic momentum and the book is actually an easy read. While it is certainly not one of the great James novels, it is nevertheless recommended to those who enjoy reading this author.
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780554373003
ISBN: 0554373009
Label: BiblioLife
Manufacturer: BiblioLife
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2008-08-18
Publisher: BiblioLife
Studio: BiblioLife |
