James, Henry,  1843-1916 <br/><br/>
The Pupil 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pupil_(short_story)  Release date is 1997-09-01 
<br/><br/>Transcribed from the 1916 Le Roy Phillips edition by David Price  Transcribed from the 1916 Le Roy Phillips edition by David Price 
<br/><br/> "The Pupil" by Henry James is a short story first published in 1891. It tells the emotional tale of a precocious boy trapped in a dishonest, wandering American family in Europe. His only trustworthy companion is Pemberton, his impoverished Oxford-educated tutor. As their bond deepens, the boy's frail heart and desperate circumstances converge toward a moment of crisis. When opportunity for escape finally arrives, hesitation proves devastating. James crafts what critics call a classical tragedy exploring loyalty, moral courage, and the cost of inaction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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