Alice James was the youngest child and only girl in a family that produced two of the most brilliant individuals in 19th-century America. Her elder brother, William, became the foremost psychologist of his time and her second brother, Henry, its greatest novelist. Her story reveals a troubled, highly intelligent woman who struggled to extract a sense of meaning and self from a life that had every outward appearance of failure. She was articulate, politically radical, funny, wise, difficult and intensely involved with her ...
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Alice James was the youngest child and only girl in a family that produced two of the most brilliant individuals in 19th-century America. Her elder brother, William, became the foremost psychologist of his time and her second brother, Henry, its greatest novelist. Her story reveals a troubled, highly intelligent woman who struggled to extract a sense of meaning and self from a life that had every outward appearance of failure. She was articulate, politically radical, funny, wise, difficult and intensely involved with her brothers and friends. This portrait sheds new light on the history of women, on the nature of Alice's mysterious illnesses and on the members of America's outstanding intellectual family. Jean Strouse has worked at the "New York Review of Books" and as a book critic at "Newsweek Magazine" and as a freelance reviewer of the "New Yorker", the "Washington Post", the "New York Review of Books" and "Vogue". She has won the Bancroft Prize for distinguished American history.
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Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 367 pages; Description: xv, 367p. : illus., ports; 21cm. Subjects: Subjects: James, Alice, 1848-1892--James family--United States--Biography. "The life of the brilliant younger sister of William and Henry James"--front cover.
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Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in oatmeal cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Slight rubbing to head/foot of spine. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket has small liquid splash mark at base of spine. Jacket lightly chipped around edges. Diary extracts as front and rear end papers. Clean text with b/w plates.
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Fine Condition in Very Good jacket. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0395277876. ISBN/EAN: 9780395277874. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26343.
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Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xv, 367 pp. First printing. Light pencil marginalia on c. 10 pages. The binding is tight and square. The jacket is scuffed at the extremities.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very good in good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on pre title page. Dust jacket has some shelf wear. Pages clean, binding tight. Hardcover with dust jacket 367 p. Audience: General/trade.
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