Henry James and the writing of transport / Alicia Rix.

Author/creator Rix, Alicia author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxiii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction. The question of conveyance -- 'An emphatic zero': crossing the ocean in The Ambassadors (1903) and 'The Patagonia' (1888) -- 'The rotary motion' : cabs and carriages in What Maisie knew (1897) and The golden bowl (1904) -- 'Suffered transfer' : train journeys in The sacred fount (1901) and The American scene (1907) -- 'The lives of others' : motoring in 'The velvet glove' (1909) -- 'Henry's bicycle' : cycling in 'The papers' (1903) -- Epilogue. 'His kind of traffic'.
Abstract "For students of Henry James, this book offers new critical perspectives on both established and forgotten texts. More broadly, it is for anyone interested in the enormous changes in transport that occurred throughout the nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, and their impact upon social life, reading habits, and literary genre"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rix, Alicia. Henry James and the writing of transport Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781108562980
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formCritiques littéraires.
LCCN 2024051175
ISBN9781108473170
ISBN1108473172 hardcover
ISBN9781108462303 paperback
ISBN1108462308 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication

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