One of the very few among the world's great novels which may be properly described as a wholly finished work of art. Universally acclaimed as the greatest novel about the heart, mind, soul of a woman.

This volume brings together James's writings on Great Britain and America. The essays of "English Hours" convey the freshness of James's 'wonderments and judgments and emotions' on first encountering the country that became his adopted home for half a century. He captures the varied life of London in a series of walks through that 'murky, modern Babylon,' which contains 'the most romantic town-vistas in the world.'...James includes vivid accounts...

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.