The Portable Henry James Author:Henry James With a mind that took in every nuance of speech, manner, thought and half-thought, Henry James set out to define the restless--and sometimes innocent--American imagination in conflict with the great European tradition. Along the way he discovered the countless hesitancies, betrayals and self-betrayals that make up the true substance of human rel... more »ationships. The Portable provides some of his major tales--among them "Four Meetings," "The Pupil," and "The Beast in the Jungle." It also includes travel writing, correspondence, literary criticism, autobiography, passages from longer novels, and a sampling of authorial revisions.« less