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The Author of Beltraffio is a short story by Henry James, first published in the English Illustrated Magazine in 1884. This macabre account of desperate family infighting eventually leads to a tragic conclusion. Although the father in the story is a novelist, the tale concentrates... Read Full Overview

The narrator of the story, a somewhat naive American admirer of English novelist Mark Ambient, visits the writer at his home in Surrey. The narrator is very enthusiastic about Ambient's work, especially his latest novel Beltraffio. He meets Ambient's beautiful but chilly wife,... Read Full Overview

Much as I wished to see him I had kept my letter of introduction three weeks in my pocket-book. I was nervous and timid about meeting him-conscious of youth and ignorance, convinced that he was tormented by strangers, and especially by my country-people, and not exempt from the... Read Full Overview

"The Author of Beltraffio" from Henry James. American writer (1843-1916).

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The Author of Beltraffio is a novel written by the renowned American author, Henry James. The story revolves around the life of a young American writer, Mark Ambient, who moves to England with his wife and sister. The family settles in the countryside and becomes acquainted with... Read Full Overview