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Thanks for all this advice-- really! I managed to mooch a copy of Washington Square and already own a book of short stories that include The Turn of the Screw. I think I'll start with those two and then move on to The American and The Golden Bowl-- mostly b/c I already own them.
Thank ... ... which I found extremely slow going at the start, but which I was very glad to have read by the end. I prefer these two to Washington Square or Daisy Miller. Although Washington Square and Daisy Miller are shorter, they are less interesting overall. Portrait of a Lady is also good, but it ... Washington Square absolutely, positively, without a doubt (for me). Then watch the old movie "The Heiress."
Never go near a book by James called "What Maisie Knew"; it is literary torture! ... James ahead of one, but, alas, I am nearly beyond this immortal place.
I think a good introduction to James would be Washington Square. It is fairly short, by Jamesian standards, for a novel and treats many of the themes he so urgently addresses in later works. It seems almost an early ... Washington Square is a fairly quick, easy read. Daisy Miller is even shorter, but I think less accomplished. Rather than re-reading The Turn of the Screw might I recommend Portrait of a Lady? Portrait of a Lady is languishing on my TBR list...
The only HJ novels I've read are Daisy Miller and Washington Square. I enjoyed both, and they are not overly long :) I've also listened to Washington Square as an audiobook (LibriVox) and thought it pretty good.
... I have never read him) to read: The Bostonians, The Great Short Novels of Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, Washington Square and the only one I own: The Beast in the Jungle and Other Stories. I am hoping to read all, but some will do if not.
All but the latter are on hold ... ... The Ambassadors, which is one of his later works, but one that he himself considered his most "perfect" work. I also have Washington Square, which I've never read.
If anyone finds it, I always enjoyed The Princess Cassamassima, which I found quite readable (even in college), and concerns ... ... books are easier than others. I think his later stuff can be impenetrable. I loved, loved, loved Portrait of a Lady, and Washington Square was good too. I also liked Turn of the Screw, but it's a bit more difficult. However, there are lots of online resources on that one to help you along. A ... ... to try to shoehorn The Bostonians between Demons and The Octopus. A few months ago I read Portrait of a Lady and Washington Square so I'm loaded for James. I'm hoping to join in - I've got copies of The Aspern Papers, The Ambassadors and Washington Square that had been squirrelled all over the house that haven't been read yet. (I really must organise my classics more carefully!)
I'll probably start with The Ambassadors and then hopefully ... ... to go. It is a Librivox download so maybe it's the production or the narrator's voice that's not working for me. I loved Washington Square but this audio book is hard work. When do you give up on an audio book? or do you always finish an audio that you start? >34 How did you like Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman? That was originally published in seven volumes, I believe. Was yours the one volume abridgement?
I am beginning Krakatoa by Simon Winchester. I recently finished The Meaning of Everything and enjoyed it so much I had to ... ... Irving Stone
Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter
Dubliners by James Joyce
P Pioneers by Willa Cather
Washington Square by Henry James
The Ambassadors by Henry James
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith
Espresso Tales by Alexander Mccall Smith ... So, I just finished Washington Square and, while waiting for various group reads to jell, am going to entertain myself with The Stars My Destination. I begin as soon as I lay my laptop down. Once I finish the group reads and a couple of works by Rebecca West I intend, at least now, to read ... ... up with that?
Since it is short and is in the same volume as the Portrait of a Lady, I decided to go ahead and read Washington Square.
I'm anticipating getting several books from the library tomorrow. Washington Square by Henry James ... Cobbler Murder, fiction
Missouri - Blood Ballad, fiction
New York - Invisible Man, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Washington Square, Dragonwyck, The Book of Jane, fiction; The Great Bridge, non-fiction
North Carolina - Cold Mountain, fiction
Texas - Wormwood - Susan Witti ... ... Knew and didn't get very far. Then I tried an audio of The Turn of the Screw which was excellent. I'm now listening to Washington Square and I can't wait to get back into the car to listen to the next chapter. I find that with difficult writers it's easier for me to listen rather than read ... ... to be one of the most daunting authors to suggest himself to my TBR lists. I've since read The Turn of the Screw and Washington Square, and survived to talk about it, so when I saw this beautiful edition of A Portrait of a Lady at a used bookshop last year, I thought I'd buy it. I had ... >138 Sibylle, Washington Square is an excellent place to start James's novels...what a timeless story, and his trademark in fiction...character building...is in peak form! If you like this one, may I suggest reading The Golden Bowl next? Another timeless story, and such richly real characters ... ... one is no exception. I must say he's becoming one of my favourite authors, I love what he's doing.
I am now starting Washington Square by Henry James (my first by him). ... of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Sese & Sensibility, 100 Best Loved Poems, Resurrection The Last of the MohicansWashington SquareO Pioneers and The Mill on The Floss, plus The Awakening...I went a bit crazy in ordering, but most of them were only a few dollars each...
Peter, ... Today:
The Bostonians - Henry James
The Portrait of a Lady - Henry James
Washington Square - Henry James
The Swimming-Pool Library - Alan Hollinghurst
The Folding Star - Alan Hollinghurst
Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
Reaper Man - Terry Pratchett ... l-
Used Bookstore-
Romola- George Eliot- This is a nice little hardcover two-book boxed set I picked up for $7.50
Washington Square- Henry James- I got the Heritage edition with the "Sandglass" intact, which is always great.
Three Cups of Tea- $4
I Feel Bad About My Neck- No ... ... intensely. It was like reading two different authors. Among those I'm sure I read were Golden Bowl, Daisy Miller, and Washington Square. I didn't keep a journal then so I don't remember now which ones I liked or what others I read. I own but have not read yet The Ambassadors--I think I ... ... first is The Wings of the Dove. Not that I've yet taken her up on it, after failing miserably with The Golden Bowl and Washington Square. ... arguably created both the psychological and symbolist novel in English.
Best to start with early James - something like Washington Square or Portrait of a Lady. If you want to jump into the deep end, go for The Golden Bowl.
The Turn of the Screw is a technical masterpiece - it is ... Laura Grimes is giving away a Modern Library edition of Washington Square by Henry James. See details: http://blog.oregonlive.com/books/2009/01/henry_james_chapter_4_now_all.html Just to let you know, from this list I finished reading:
1. Dickens, Dali, and Others
2. Washington Square
3. Fatelessness
4. Bleak House
and last but not least Nicholas Nickleby
currently reading Tolstoy's Resurrection 4 mooches in today:
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Washington Square by Henry James
A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve
and
Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
47. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
48. Washington Square by Henry James
49. Predator's Gold by Philip Reeve
50. The Fortune of the Rougons by Emile Zola
 applebook1 in Book Nudgers : Dec 3. applebook1 needs a nudge (Dec 3, 2008, 9:46am) Hello, after finishing Washington Square, I am back to ask for more..recommendations..
I am currently reading Fatelessness as I promised..but..I don't think that's going to take me a long time to read...
Hmm..you can recommend me anything that I might enjoy today..
(just want to let you ... I finished reading Washington Square yesterday and loved it^^
Thank you so much for recommending it to me..^^ I read Washington Square - Henry James
It was a nice read..and it made me want to read more of Henry James later..^^
I felt a great pity for Catherine though..
The character of Dr. Sloper..interested me at first..but disgusted me..later..
Morris Townsend...from start to finish..I didn't ... I finished Washington Square today..
Hmm..I wonder what I'll read tomorrow..
Finished Tin Drum
I am planning to read Washington Square later today..or at the latest..tomorrow.. Thank you everyone..
I just finished reading the Tin Drum..
It was a hard choice between Washington Square and Fatelessness..but..decided to read Washington Square
Again, thank you very much^^
ps. If I happen to finish reading Washington Square before my winter break..I'll try F ... ... to Christmas Carol..(never read in original English text..yet..plan to do it in near future though..^^;)
Seems like Washington Square is a quick read..(see how easily I get convinced..)
Oh..by the way..one of the punishment that I got when I was young (I'm still young..but..you know ... I nudge Bleak House as it's pretty wonderful. Long though. If you're looking for something shorter, I nudge Washington Square, which is one of the more accessable James novels.
I thought I knew everything Orwell wrote, but I've never heard of Dickens, Dali, and Others. One more to add to ... ... Dickens, Dali, and Others by George Orwell
2. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
3. Ambassadors by Henry James
4. Washington Square by Henry James
5. Neuromancer by William Gibson
6. Blindness by Jose Saramago
7. Fatelessness by Imre Kertesz
8. Bleak House by Charles Dickens ... ... the Net by Irish Murdoch
Cider with Roses Laurie Lee
The Country Girls Edna O'Brien
Middlemarch George Eliot
Washington Square Henry James
Jack Maggs Peter Carey
City of God E.L. Doctorow
Under the Skin Michel Faber
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O'Neill
Atonement Ian McEwa ... ... Zone by Jonathan Franzen
A Darker Place by Laurie R. King
Floating in My Mother's Palm by Ursula Hegi
Washington Square by Henry James ... illips
O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Washington Square by Henry James
... Jean Webster
John Gardner, especially Sunlight Dialogues
Kurt Vonnegut, especially Slaughterhouse Five
Henry James, Washington Square
Edith Wharton, House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence
Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale
... Jean Webster
John Gardner, especially Sunlight Dialogues
Kurt Vonnegut, especially Slaughterhouse Five
Henry James, Washington Square
Edith Wharton, House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence
Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
London by Edward Rutherford
Washington Square by Henry James
The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin
Roman Holiday by William Wyler Washington Square Henry James
Jalna Mazo De La Roche
A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute
Heart of London Monica Dickens
I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith ... particular order) were . . .
Barchester Towers, Anthony Trollope
Black Orchids, Rex Stout
Washington Square, Henry James
The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
Honorable ... ... rch
2. Northanger Abbey
3. Dracula
4. *Bleak House*
5. Washington Square
6. Kristin Lavransdatter
7. The Fortune of the Rougons
8. The Age of Innocence ... The Master in my TBR pile, and I'm wondering if I should read more Henry James before reading it. So far I've only read Washington Square and Turn of the Screw, and I own the movie The Wings of the Dove. Does it matter if I don't know more about James's work? ... presentation of women is way off the mark, his own POV comes thru loud & clear. Henry James, does a good job, particularly Washington Square.
We read Madame Bovary in school & our teacher, a woman , thought Flaubert was a real genius at portraying a woman. Tolstoy is really good at all his ... ... work would be inappropriate for high school kids, a lot of my students here in New York not only read but actually enjoy Washington Square. (Just for the record, I'm not the one assigning the book, so don't come hunting for me!) Several of them have used it as an example in essays during ... ... anymore :( This makes it much more difficult to keep track of which books are where. I had written a whole thing about Washington Square, which I also read, before I realized that it wasn't included on the list. Bah. ... inherently bad thing, I wish I had known that going in, and would warn anyone to whom I might recommend this book.
29. Washington Square, by Henry James
I used to think I hated Henry James, based on my reading of The Wings of the Dove, in which I found the plot potentially ... Washington Square by Henry James
Washington Square by Henry James >15 Thanks for letting us know! Glad to hear everyone enjoyed Washington Square :) Washington Square was a success with our club. The short length helped ensure that most people read it. One person said it was the best book we had done (out of around 35 to date).
We enjoyed the cleverness of the language, even if it is typically tortuous, and the concentration on a small ... ...
Walden (parts of)
Secret Life of Bees
Lovely Bones
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Flatland
Washington Square
The Red Badge of Courage
The Crucible
The Awakening
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Glass Menagerie
... ... me to try his (shorter) novels. I've just finished listening to unabridged audiobook versions of both Daisy Miller and Washington Square and really enjoyed them, esp. the latter.
>13 Let us know how the book club gets on with Washington Square :) Washington Square by Henry James - excellent
(solo reader, Dawn Murphy, US accent. Nicely read!)
http://librivox.org/washington-square-by-henry-james/
BTW, LibriVox have just catalogued their 1000th book - a major achievement for a voluntary organisation! I hope no-one minds if I ... ... Flaubert in Madame Bovary, Hawthorne in the Scarlet Letter, Thackeray in Vanity Fair, Henry James in Washington Square, The Golden Bowl, Daisy Miller and all the rest of his books; D.H. Lawrence for Women in Love and most of his other novels. ... Flaubert in Madame Bovary, Hawthorne in the Scarlet Letter, Thackeray in Vanity Fair, Henry James in Washington Square, The Golden Bowl, Daisy Miller and all the rest of his books; D.H. Lawrence for Women in Love and most of his other novels. ... I use it too AnnaClaire and have also downloaded Age of Innocence to listen to later. Currently I'm listening to Washington Square by Henry James. I think I have enough suggestions to see me through a couple of years, thank you. I have gone for Washington Square but we won't do it until just before Christmas.
We also have some serial non-readers but also two or three who read the book but never say anything. Very odd. ... before my time). I think it went well, and I will recommend another classic next year.
Another book club I'm in read Washington Square a few years ago and it went over quite well. Daisy Miller, also by Henry James, is also quite short. The good thing about his books is that there is ... Thanks for those suggestions - quite a diverse lot. I was thinking of Washington Square myself or possibly Frankenstein. ... works.
Phantastes or Lilith by George MacDonald - two very odd fantasies, so may not appeal to everyone.
Washington Square by Henry James - one of his most accessible novels.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - all of Stevenson's work ... >well done, christiguc! Washington Square it is. Washington Square?
Washington Square Henry James
Getting High in Government Circles Art Buchwald
The Human Angle William Tenn
Area of Suspicion John D. MacDonald
The 42nd Parallel John Dos Passos ... Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap by Stephanie Coontz
7. Howard's End by E.M. Forster
8. Washington Square by Henry James
9. My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather
10. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather ... poor - what about "The Innocents", a very effective chiller based on The Turn of the Screw, or "The Heiress", based on Washington Square?
James later said this about Trollope - "His great, his incontestable merit, was a complete appreciation of the usual...he felt all daily and ... ... to make me look smart?). Next month we are reading several stories by Henry James including The Turn of the Screw, Washington Square and others - I am really looking forward to it - I have not read anything by James and understand that he is brilliant (thank you, #60 KromesTomes).
I'd ... ... Stone. I really liked his book about Michaelangelo but van Gogh was too insane for me to want to be inside his head.
Washington Square by Henry James. I hate excessively weak female characters. James loved them.
Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner. There just wasn't ...
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