Jan 06, 2009 | ISBN 9781901285833
“His fictions… what drives them is a force as mysteriously elusive as art, known as money. It’s this interaction between artistic (or moral) beauty and the brutal workings of power which make James so magnificent an artist.” – Terry Eagleton, Guardian
“The critical faculty hesitates before the magnitude of Mr Henry James work. His books stand on my shelves in a place whose accessibility proclaims the habit of frequent communion.” – Joseph Conrad, Henry James: An Appreciation
“James is one of the most satisfying of all letter-writers because of thte endlessly surprising plasticity with which he handles the language of even his most trifling communications… and may our correspondence be as lovingly edited and presented as it is here by Dottoressa Rosella Mamoli Zorzi of Venice University.” – Jonathan Keates, Spectator
