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The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways

On New York City's Washington Square lives Catherine Sloper, a shy and plain-looking young woman who is tyrannized by her wealthy, overbearing father. When young Morris Townsend begins to court her, Dr. Sloper, distrusting his motives, threatens to disinherit Catherine. In accordance with her father's suspicions, young Townsend disappears, leaving Catherine to humiliation, heartache, and lonely spinsterhood.

Adapted by Graham White from the Henry James novel which centres on the predicament of Lambert Strether, a fifty-something New Englander lately arrived in Paris. Henry Goodman stars as the hapless protagonist in a novel many critics find James' finest. Episode 1: Strether has been sent to the...

The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; “the crown of Henry James’s achievement.” Now a critically acclaimed film. The vivacious Kate Croy finds herself torn between love and money, friendship and ambition; “the crown of Henry James’s...

Leviathans stride the poetic stage, known to us all and revered by many. Their verse is at once familiar and yet constantly reveals new layers and depths, new ways of thinking and assembling words to reveal new truths, new feelings and above all new poetry.

Henry James penned several captivating ghost stories, with The Turn of the Screw standing out as the most renowned. But did James himself believe in ghosts, much like many of his contemporaries? While it‚s often possible to interpret his spectral figures through earthly lenses, such as Freudian analysis, Sir Edmund Orme presents a different challenge. Here, we encounter a genuine ghost, narrated through the voice of a third man whose judgments remain conspicuously absent, much like the ambiguity found in The Turn of the Screw. The tale intertwines two love affairs across generations, with ...

In the heart of Rome, an unnamed American painter serves as the narrator of a captivating tale. He watches as his god-daughter, Martha, marries the enigmatic Prince Marco Valerio. Eager to invest her American fortune in archaeology at the Villa Valerio, her husbands aging Roman estate, Martha is thrilled at the prospect. However, her god-father cautions that archaeology can be a costly endeavor. To their astonishment, the dig uncovers a stunning marble statue of Juno, igniting Marthas excitement. Yet, as the discovery unfolds, it becomes evident that her husband is deeply affected by the find,...

"What 2ManyDJs did for pop music, this book does for spooky classic kids' stories. Garner, Cooper, Serraillier, Baum, Lewis, Pullman, Gaiman, they all make glorious cameos and get gleefully remixed into one universe. Clever, atmospheric, heartily recommended" YA fantasy audiobook from writer James Henry (Green Wing, Smack The Pony, Shaun The Sheep, Hey Duggee). Each episode approx 20mins. Written for younger teens, but if you grew up reading children's books from the Seventies and Eighties you might find it's a little bit for you as well.

A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...an estate haunted by a beckoning evil. Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows—silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governess realizes the fiendish creatures want the children, seeking to corrupt their bodies, possess their minds, own their souls. But worse, the governess discovers that Miles and Flora have no terror of the lurking evil.

Six-Figure Tradesman offers coaching and online courses geared toward the mechanical trades. In most podcasts, I provide free advice and guidance on starting, growing, and managing your HVAC business. My goal is to educate you, motivate you, and help you become a better version of yourself.

Scriptwriters Matthew Graham (Life On Mars, Doctor Who, The Spanish Princess) and James Henry (Smack The Pony, Green Wing) make the most of being in Cornwall during a pandemic by walking (in a socially distanced manner) in the countryside and talking about scriptwriting. Will also include the occasional interview and low-level celebrity gossip.

James fue uno de los mayores escritores epistolares de todos los tiempos. Existen más de 10,000 cartas personales suyas, y se han publicado más de 3,000. Entre sus correspondientes se encuentran Robert Louis Stevenson y Joseph Conrad. También escribió 20 novelas, 112 cuentos, 12 obras de teatro, e infinidad de crónicas de viaje, artículos y notas periodísticas.

James fue uno de los mayores escritores epistolares de todos los tiempos. Existen más de 10,000 cartas personales suyas, y se han publicado más de 3,000. Entre sus correspondientes se encuentran Robert Louis Stevenson y Joseph Conrad.

On a quiet Christmas Eve, a governess’ manuscript detailing her encounters with the supernatural is read. She tells the story of moving into an estate to take care of two children and becoming slowly aware that the area is overrun with ghosts of the previous inhabitants - and that the children are aware that these ghosts exist.

Roderick Hudson and Rowland Mallet are like two sides of the same coin: while the whimsical and egotistical Roderick recklessly follows his passions in the name of art, altruistic Rowland lives with restraint and measure. The two are bound together almost immediately when Rowland is shown a striking bronze statuette in his cousin's garden, which moves him to meet and support its creator, Roderick. They abandon their provincial New England lives for Rome, where the young sculptor perfects his craft and flourishes among Italy's great masters.

Daisy Miller is a beautiful American girl abroad. Assured, flirtatious, and at odds with reserved European etiquette, she meets two men: Mr. Winterbourne, a world-weary compatriot in full pursuit, and Mr. Giovanelli, a passionate Italian with questionable motives. Unmindful of the scandals she incites and of the risks to her reputation, Daisy believes that she is also impervious to fate.

Henry James nació en Nueva York, el 15 de abril de 1843. Los James eran una familia de muy buena posición social y Henry era el hermano más joven del econocido filósofo y psicólogo William James. Vivió en Nueva York, Londres, París y Ginebra, y en 1875 se estableció en Inglaterra. En Paris, Henry conoció a Goncourt, a Maupassant, a Balzac; y se hizo amigo del escritor ruso Turgueniev.

Daisy Miller is a beautiful and flirtatious rich young American visiting a Swiss spa. There she meets upper class expatriate American, Frederick Winterbourne, who is warned about her reckless ways with men by his aunt. Their relationship and Daisy's with the Italian lawyer Mr. Giovanelli leads to a climactic scene in the Coliseum in Rome, followed by tragedy and regret.

From Boston's social underworld emerges Verena Tarrant, a girl with extraordinary oratorical gifts, which she deploys in tawdry meeting-houses on behalf of "the sisterhood of women". She acquires two admirers of a very different stamp: Olive Chancellor, devotee of radical causes, and marked out for tragedy; and Basil Ransom, veteran of the Civil War, with rigid views concerning society and women's place therein. Is the lovely, lighthearted Verena made for public movements or private passions?

The Altar of the Dead was first published in the collection Terminations in 1895. It is a fable of life and death significance which explores what happens when a man tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events.