The Sacred Fount (1901), by Henry James NOVEL, (World's Classics)

The Sacred Fount is a novel by Henry James, first published in 1901. This strange, often baffling book concerns an unnamed narrator who attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow-guests at a weekend party in the English countryside. He spurns the "detective and keyhole" methods as ignoble, and instead tries to decipher these relationships purely from the behavior and appearance of each guest. He expends huge resources of energy and ingenuity on his theories, much to the bemusement of some people at the party. The narrator speculates upon the relationships between house guests at a weekend party. John Lyon's introduction discusses how the story grew away from James, becoming a curiously intimate revelation of his interests and methods. Notes and textual revisions are also included.

Author: Henry James
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 04/04/2016
Pages: 122
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.26d
ISBN13: 9781530886012
ISBN10: 1530886015
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | General

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