Confidence

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of a major writer whose work continues to be read, quoted, adapted and studied. Confidence is one of James's least-known novels, but its handling of point of view and the ethics of observing other people, its succession of often vividly-evoked settings - Siena, Baden-Baden, New York City, Paris, London - and its fascinating similarities to other of James's works make it deserving of serious attention. The story of its composition, publication and reception is also told here, illuminating how James negotiated his establishment as a major writer, including a readiness for radical revision at the manuscript stage. At its heart, Confidence offers a compelling portrait of a deracinated group of leisured Americans in a new era of global travel, tracing the twists and turns of a moral-psychological experiment in relations between the sexes.

Author: Henry James
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/02/2025
Series: Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James
Pages: 536
Weight: 2lbs
Size: 4.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781107086517