About this title: Henry James, Sr.'s children included William, the psychologist and philosopher; Henry Jr., the novelist; and Alice, author of a noted diary. What kind of father stood behind his epochally brilliant, original, energetic, and often troubled progeny? A noted writer himself, whose friends included the leading American thinkers of his time, James was a passionate, contradictory character. Alfred Habegger's The Father is the first biography that attempts to capture the bewildering complexities of the James father's public and private history - his early engagement with a radically deviant Calvinism ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Binding: Decorative Cloth, Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, NY
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780374153830ISBN:0374153833
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Biography. Illustrated with glossy plates, mylar cover attached with tape, 578pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers! read more
Description: Good Condition in Good Condition jacket. Hardcover, X-library Copy with usual markings, otherwise Good Condition, tight binding, some edge/jacket wear. read more
Description: Like New. Dust jacket shows very minor shelf wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Description: Good. 0374153833 Hardcover with dustjacket, 578 pages. G/G. Back board has weak binding, dustjacket has a 2" inch closed tear on the rear top of the jacket, otherwise a Good Unmarked Reading Copy. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994. From the inside jacket: "...Impeccably researched and written, Alfred Habegger's account of Henry Sr. 's tumultuous life is a major new contribution to American biography..." Biography. read more
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