Tag: Henry James
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My Henry James Story on Spolia
I’m happy to announce that a story I wrote has been included in issue number 10 of Spolia. The concept was to write a story based on one of Henry James’ stories. In other words, it’s the literary equivalent of a Henry James covers album. The story I wrote, called “Trending,” is based on Henry…
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The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
From a web site called Romney Marsh – The Fifth Quarter: The novel Doctor Syn was published in 1915. It is set around the turn of the 18th century and tells the story of the Vicar of Dymchurch, who was once the notorious pirate Captain Clegg and now leads a secret life as the Scarecrow,…
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Awe-Inspired Paralysis
From Maud Newton: Joan Didion suffered from an extreme case of awe-inspired paralysis. She told The Paris Review that, while Henry James was as formative as influence on her writing as Hemingway, she could no longer read him at all. He wrote perfect sentences, too, but very indirect, very complicated. Sentences with sinkholes. You could…
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Aspern Papers & Ghost Stories
Consarn it, Maud Newton! I try not to feature any one blogger too often here at Bill Ectric’s Place, but you keep posting such damned interesting stuff! I’m referring to this and this. I think that photo of Henry James , Edith Wharton , and Howard Sturgis would make a great poster. I’m going to look…
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Henry James Kickin’ It in New York
Above: Map of Manhattan with Henry James, Sr & Jr, The Village, Levi Asher The following is an excerpt from Fred Kaplan’s book Henry James: The Imagination of Genius… “Henry junior remembered voyages northward from New York City on the newly built Hudson River Railroad, whose construction he and his friends celebrated with frequent treks…
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Adrian Dover Hosts a Top-Notch Henry James Salon
Black & white photos are from the movie The Innocents (1961, 20th Century Fox), based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. I’ve discovered a ripping fun new playground! It’s a website dedicated to Henry James called The Ladder, created by Adrian Dover. The following is an excerpt from Mr. Dover’s introduction to the site: “The…