01733cam a22003253u 4500 3145 UtSlPG 20260610133108.0 m cr n 260607r2002||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS James, Henry, 1843-1916 The Author of Beltraffio Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2002 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Author_of_Beltraffio Release date is 2002-03-01 Transcribed from the 1922 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price. Proofed by Chris Jelley, Micky McClure and David "The Author of Beltraffio" by Henry James is a short story published in 1884. An American admirer visits English novelist Mark Ambient at his Surrey home, where he encounters troubling family tensions. The writer's wife despises his literary work, considering it corrupt and immoral. When their sickly young son falls gravely ill, maternal devotion takes a dark turn, leading to devastating consequences. James crafted this macabre tale of aesthetic conflict and domestic discord based on a real Victorian marriage, creating an unsettling exploration of how ideological differences can destroy a family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Authors -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3145 45217 45217