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In popular culture. References. External links. The Sacred Fount is a novel by Henry James, first published in 1901. The book follows an unnamed narrator at a weekend party in the English countryside as he attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow guests.
- Henry James
- Scribner's: 319, Methuen: 316
- 1901
- Scribner's: February 6, 1901, Methuen: February 15, 1901
The Sacred Fount (em português, A fonte sagrada) é um romance de Henry James, publicado primeiramente em 1901 [1]. Este livro estranho, às vezes incompreensível, trata de um narrador que tenta descobrir a verdade sobre a vida amorosa de seus colegas de festa num final de semana em uma casa de campo inglesa.
- Romance
- Henry James
- Inglês
21 de jun. de 2010 · She has, by an extraordinary feat of legerdemain, extracted them; and he, on his side, to supply her, has had to tap the sacred fount. But the sacred fount is like the greedy man's description of the turkey as an 'awkward' dinner dish. It may be sometimes too much for a single share, but it's not enough to go round."
17 de mar. de 2024 · One of James's strangest works, The Sacred Fount, explores ideas of sexual desire and power in an English country house setting. The novel aroused considerable critical bewilderment and hostility on its original publication in 1901 but was retrieved by a subsequent generation of critics who found its ambiguity and stylistic ...
- Henry James
- 1901
21 de jun. de 2010 · 32939. Release Date. Jun 21, 2010. Copyright Status. Public domain in the USA. Downloads. 245 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Henry James
- 1901
The Sacred Fount. Henry James. 3.15. 286 ratings55 reviews. The narrator speculates upon the relationships between house guests at a weekend party. John Lyon's introduction discusses how the story grew away from James, becoming a curiously intimate revelation of his interests and methods. Notes and textual revisions are also included.
Summary. on 17 February 1894, the 50-year-old Henry James attended a function at 65 Rutland Gate, Knightsbridge, less than a mile away from his flat at 34 De Vere Gardens in Kensington. This London dinner, which took place in what James later described as an ‘immaculate & lovable house’, was held by the literary hostess Blanche Alethea ...
