Henry James

The Ivory Tower (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Ivory Tower was published posthumously in 1917. It is an unfinished novel by Henry James consisting of first three books completed and a "treatment" left behind which serves as a roadmap to the seven chapters that were to follow the already finished chapters. The book intended to attack the lasseiz-faire capitalism and the excessive wealth some people acquired. The first three chapters follow the story of Graham Fielder, who visits Frank Betterman, his dying uncle, and ends up receiving a huge inheritance on Betterman's death. The inheritance is so large that a baffled Graham, who doesn't know what to do with this new found fortune, appoints a manager, Horton Vint to help him with its management. From the transcripts and notes left behind, it can be perceived that James wanted Vint to betray Graham's trust and in the conclusion Fielder will forgive Vint for all that he has done. The book got widespread critical acclaim after its publication as people praised James for raising his voice against the filthy rich plutocrats of the Gilded Age. As his last book, The Ivory Tower reserves a special importance amongst all his other works.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789357272360
• Artikelnr.: 67601999

Autorenporträt

Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York City and educated there and in London, Paris, and Geneva. Cosmopolitan and multilingual, he spent most of his life in Europe. He wrote twenty-two novels, one hundred and twelve short stories, twelve plays, and more than two hundred essays and reviews as well as travel books and autobiographies. Considered among the greatest authors in world literature, his novels include Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl.