Henry James and the writing of transport / Alicia Rix.
| Author/creator | Rix, Alicia author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xiii, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Rix, Alicia. Henry James and the writing of transport Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781108562980 |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques littéraires. |
| LCCN | 2024051175 |
| ISBN | 9781108473170 |
| ISBN | 1108473172 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781108462303 paperback |
| ISBN | 1108462308 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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