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A Classic tale by one of America's finest writers. One of Henry James's Finest works, a great addition to the collection.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living... Read Full Overview

The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James

"The Figure in the Carpet" is a short story (sometimes considered a novella) by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the... Read Full Overview

The Figure in the Carpet is a novella published in 1896 in London by American writer Henry James, and is told from a first person perspective. The narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes entrenched in the mystery that is the figure in the... Read Full Overview

Aqu se nos presenta a un joven cr tico literario que es invitado por un prestigioso semanario a escribir sobre el gran escritor Hugh Vereker. La admiraci n de este joven muchacho por el consagrado escritor se manifiesta en un art culo de prensa excelentemente elaborado y donde... Read Full Overview

I had done a few things and earned a few pence-I had perhaps even had time to begin to think I was finer than was perceived by the patronising; but when I take the little measure of my course (a fidgety habit, for it's none of the longest yet) I count my real start from the evening... Read Full Overview

"The Figure in the Carpet" from Henry James. American writer (1843-1916).

The Figure in the Carpet was first published in the periodical ?Cosmopolis? in 1896. In the same year the same novel appeared both in England and in Usa in a volume titled Embarrassments . Henry James (1843-1916), who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Figure in the Carpet is a story published in 1896 in London by American writer Henry James. The story is usually referred to as a novella and is told in the first person. The narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering... Read Full Overview

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This delightful short story ostensibly concerns a young literary critics who greatly admirs the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he - and all other critics - have in fact missed the great point of Verreker's work,... Read Full Overview

The Figure In The Carpet is a novel by the renowned American author, Henry James. The story revolves around a literary critic named Hugh Vereker, who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant writers of his time. However, his work is also shrouded in mystery, as he claims... Read Full Overview