The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories

by Henry James and William Coon

The stories in this collection were written mostly between 1888 and 1897, a time when Henry James's writing was concerned with the art of fiction and the position of the artist in society. The motif and title story, 'The Figure in the Carpet', is an inspired joke, a masterpiece of double-entendre that demands the reader's undivided love and attention and continues to baffle its critics. Also included are 'The Author of Beltraffio', an absorbing story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140432558
• ISBN13: 9780140432558
• Release Date: August 1986
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher