The Sense of the Past by Henry James
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"The Sense of the Past" by Henry James is an unfinished novel published in 1917. A young American inherits an 18th-century London house from a distant relative and discovers he can travel back in time upon crossing its threshold. Finding himself trapped in the early 19th century, he assumes the identity of his ancestor and becomes entangled with an English family—including two sisters who complicate his desire to return home. This eerie
time-travel tale blends supernatural mystery with James's characteristic social comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965 |
| Title | The Sense of the Past |
| Note | "[T]he second of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished [...]. The two first books and a part of the third had been written[...] The notes on the course which the book was to follow were dictated when he reached the point where the original draft broke off. These notes are given in full[...]"--Preface (signed: Percy Lubbock) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sense_of_the_Past |
| Contents | The sense of the past -- Notes for the sense of the past. |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Time travel -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63369 |
| Release Date | Oct 4, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 504 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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