Henry James
The Europeans: A Sketch
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books Feb. 14, 2018)
Excerpt from The Europeans: A Sketch
A narrow grave-yard in the heart of a bus tling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a. Gloomy-looking inn,'is at no time an object of eu livening suggestion and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and fune real umbrage have received the ineffectual refresh ment of a dull, moist snow-fall. If, while the air is thickened by this frosty drizzle, the calendar should happen to indicate that the blessed vernal season is already six weeks old, it will be admitted that no depressing influence is absent from the scene. This fact was keenly felt on a certain 12th of May, upwards of thirty years since, by a lady who stood looking out of one of the windows of the best hotel in the ancient city of Boston. She had stood there for half an hour stood there, that is, at intervals; for from time to time she turned back into the room and measured its length with a restless step. In the chimney-place was a red.
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A narrow grave-yard in the heart of a bus tling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a. Gloomy-looking inn,'is at no time an object of eu livening suggestion and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and fune real umbrage have received the ineffectual refresh ment of a dull, moist snow-fall. If, while the air is thickened by this frosty drizzle, the calendar should happen to indicate that the blessed vernal season is already six weeks old, it will be admitted that no depressing influence is absent from the scene. This fact was keenly felt on a certain 12th of May, upwards of thirty years since, by a lady who stood looking out of one of the windows of the best hotel in the ancient city of Boston. She had stood there for half an hour stood there, that is, at intervals; for from time to time she turned back into the room and measured its length with a restless step. In the chimney-place was a red.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0656521252 / 9780656521258
- Pages
- 286
- Weight
- 18.88 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.98 x 0.69 in.
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