Many critics consider this the best Henry James novelette, surpassing even The Turn of the Screw. Like that story, it has an ending that you will remember for a long time. The story concerns two young men visting the United States from London. They meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, miscommunication and cultural gaffs are plentiful in this short but delightful novel.
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"After reading this one gets a pretty good idea on the attitudes of some high society folk... Two English tourists meet two Americans ladies who decide to visit London the next year, of course romantic interests is the reason..." — Marts (4 out of 5 stars)
"After reading this one gets a pretty good idea on the attitudes of some high society folk... Two English tourists meet two Americans ladies who decide to visit London the next year, of course romantic interests is the reason..."
" First of 2004. "
" I love this of all his treatments of Europeans vs Americans, it is the most concentrated and elegant. "
" British twits and American twits yammer on to little consequence. "
" If it had ended differently I would have given it a four. As it was, I am disappointed by the ending. "
" exasperating "
Henry James (1843–1916), American novelist, short-story writer, and man of letters, was born in Washington Place, New York, to a family of distinguished philosophers and theologians. He attended schools in New York, Boston, and throughout Europe, where he later settled. A major figure in the history of the novel, he is celebrated as a master craftsman who brought his great art and impeccable technique to bear in the development of abiding moral themes.
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