Terminations is Henry James's most thematically unified collection of stories. Gathered in 1895, and following his fascination with the supernatural in the 1880s, this elegant collection explores the sadness of loss, both physical and spiritual, and finds James at his introspective best, while providing a glimpse of how the author dealt with death in his own life.
The collection consists of four stories: "The Death of the Lion," in which the narrator prepares to write an obituary for a great editor he admired; "The Coxon Fund," where an endowment from a will comes unexpectedly to a seemingly undeserving character; "The Middle Years," a brief glimpse at the public reception of a novel and the private sacrifice it exacted from its author; and "The Altar of the Dead," a moving meditation on finding meaning in life that James wrote in response to the death of a close lady friend.
Terminations reveals a writer preoccupied with the endings of life, expressing his thoughts in prose that is as finely balanced as the most famous of James's work.
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Henry James (1843-1916) wrote more than one hundred stories, plays, works of criticism, and novels, including The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of the Dove, and The Golden Bowl.
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Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors.
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The third short story in the book is about an author who yearns for a second chance as a writer. That is why you should love Henry James.
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I HAD simply, I suppose, a change of heart, and it must have begun when I received my manuscript back from Mr. Pinhorn. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Miss Anvoy, Lady Coxon, George Gravener, Neil Paraday, Miss Vernham, Acton Hague, Dora Forbes, Frank Saltram, Lady Augusta, Guy Walsingham, The Middle Years, The Empire, Lord Dorimont, Regent's Park, George Stransom, Mary Antrim, Sir Gregory, Kent Mulville, Ruth Anvoy, Miss Collop, Ebury Street, House of Commons, Kate Creston, Lady Maddock, Weeks Wimbush New!
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I HAD simply, I suppose, a change of heart, and it must have begun when I received my manuscript back from Mr. Pinhorn. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
larger latitude, large lady Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Anvoy, Lady Coxon, George Gravener, Neil Paraday, Miss Vernham, Acton Hague, Dora Forbes, Frank Saltram, Lady Augusta, Guy Walsingham, The Middle Years, The Empire, Lord Dorimont, Regent's Park, George Stransom, Mary Antrim, Sir Gregory, Kent Mulville, Ruth Anvoy, Miss Collop, Ebury Street, House of Commons, Kate Creston, Lady Maddock, Weeks Wimbush New!
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- The Middle Years by Henry, Jr. James in Front Matter
- Death of the Lion, The (Large Print) by Henry James in Front Matter
- The Altar of the Dead by Henry James in Front Matter
- The Coxon Fund by Henry, Jr. James in Front Matter
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