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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aJames, Henry,
_d1843-1916
245 1 4 _aThe Pension Beaurepas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2001
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2001-07-01
508 _aTranscribed from the 1886 Macmillan and Co. edition. Scanned by David Price. Proofing by Emma Hair, Francine Smith and Matthew Garrish
520 _a"The Pension Beaurepas" by Henry James is a novel written during the late 19th century that explores themes of human nature and social interactions within a boarding house setting. The story is narrated from the perspective of an unnamed young American who has come to Geneva, drawn by a desire to observe and understand people, inspired by literary figures like Stendhal and Balzac. The primary focus revolves around his experiences at the Pension Beaurepas and the colorful array of characters he encounters, including the proprietors, Madame Beaurepas and her niece, and various eccentric boarders. The opening of the novel introduces the narrator as he settles into the Pension Beaurepas, noting its humble yet charming ambiance and the practical nature of its elderly landlady. Through his eyes, we meet other residents: an old Frenchman and a young American, as well as a new arrival who exudes airs of gentility. The narrator's observations highlight the dynamics of boarding-house life, marked by social interactions and the personal quirks of its inhabitants, as he grapples with the blend of comfort, simplicity, and underlying tensions among the diverse characters, particularly the Ruck family, who appear to embody the tensions between American and European sensibilities. Overall, it sets the stage for a social critique wrapped in the nuances of personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLandlord and tenant -- Fiction
653 _aSwitzerland -- Fiction
653 _aBoardinghouses -- Fiction
653 _aGeneva (Switzerland) -- Fiction
653 _aAmericans -- Switzerland -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2720
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