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Henry James: vol. 4: The Treacherous Years : 1895-1901
Henry James vol 4 The Treacherous Years 18951901 Author:Leon Edel On the night of January 5, 1895, Henry James was hooted off the stage at the London opening of his play "Guy Domville." His high hopes for a theatrical career brutally smashed, James was plunged into a severe depression. This fourth volume of Leon Edel's celebrated biography follows James's haunted descent intohimse... more »lf and his struggle to regain his emotional health through the catharsis of writing--a struggle that was to produce "The Turn of the Screw," "The Spoils of Poynton," and "The Sacred Fount." Climaxing this inner drama is James's triumphant emergence from depression as he sets out to begin the creative adventure of "The Ambassadors." -- from back cover« less