| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 693 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 602-666) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a contemporary portrait of the Jameses -- The voyage of the Atlantic -- Panic -- Shadow passions -- The nursery of geniuses -- Hotel children -- Implosion -- Athenian eros -- Bottled lightning -- Heiresses abroad -- Matches -- Boston marriage -- Abandonment -- Steamer news -- Spirits -- Curtain calls -- The imperial twilight -- The emperor in the room. |
| Summary |
A portrait of the eccentric and brilliant James family, which produced three famous children--novelist Henry, philosopher William, and feminist Alice--examines the experiences, relationships, ideas, conflicts, and lifestyle that shaped members of the family. |
| Subject |
James family.
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Upper class families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Europe -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780805074901 |
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0805074902 |
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