The American Scene - Together with Three Essays from Portraits of Places

A collection of the travel writings of Henry James, composed during his trip around the United States in 1904-1905. Easily one of the most controversial and critically discussed travel books, James attacks what he saw as rampant materialism and the broken social structure that was everywhere in the America he travelled through.

About the author

Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-born author best known for his novels The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, as well as many shorter works of fiction and plays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.

Product details

• Authors: Henry James
• Publisher: Porter Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2013
• EAN: 9781447479840
• ISBN: 978-1-4474-7984-0
• No. of pages: 554
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 772 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > North and Central America