The American scene by Henry James
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"The American Scene" by Henry James is a travel book published in 1907, documenting his 1904-1905 journey through the United States. After decades abroad, James returned to find an America transformed by materialism, immigration, and rapid development. His controversial observations span New York to New England, praising some aspects of prosperity while sharply criticizing social fragmentation, environmental destruction, and economic excess. The book ends with a dark vision of America's future that
was deemed too grim for American readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | James, Henry, 1843-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | The American scene |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: Chapman and Hall,1907. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Scene |
| Contents | New England: an autumn impression -- New York revisited -- New York and the Hudson: a spring impression -- New York: social notes -- The Bowery and thereabouts -- The sense of Newport -- Boston -- Concord and Salem -- Philadelphia -- Baltimore -- Washington -- Richmond -- Charleston -- Florida. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 36.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States |
| Subject | United States -- Description and travel |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 |
| Subject | Atlantic States -- Description and travel |
| Subject | James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Travel -- Atlantic States |
| Subject | Travelers' writings, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 68717 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 851 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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