Project Gutenberg 2008-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 402 James, Henry 1843 1916 A London Life, and Other Tales Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_London_Life A London life -- The Patagonia -- The liar -- Mrs. Temperly. Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A London Life" by Henry James is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story introduces us to Laura Wing, a young woman navigating life in England, particularly the struggles of her sister Selina's tumultuous marriage to Lionel Berrington. The narrative delves into themes of social class, gender expectations, and personal integrity, offering a glimpse into the complicated interpersonal dynamics of the characters involved. At the start of "A London Life," Laura Wing is restless and uneasy as she contemplates her life and the people around her, particularly her sister's situation. She visits Plash, a dower-house, to see Lady Davenant and Mrs. Berrington while grappling with feelings of sorrow and responsibility born from her family's constraints and societal expectations. The conversations reveal her discontent with her circumstances, her yearning for agency, and her observations of the emotional challenges faced by those she engages with. Lady Davenant's complex wisdom juxtaposed with Laura's idealism sets the stage for further exploration of the characters as tensions brew within the Berrington household, particularly concerning fidelity and social propriety. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Novels Category: British Literature 618197 2025-06-10T12:57:34.739336 text/html 630290 2008-05-17T10:26:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 233929 2008-05-17T10:26:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323267 2025-06-10T12:57:46.324747 application/epub+zip 330045 2025-06-10T12:57:38.553321 application/epub+zip 302831 2025-06-10T12:57:36.993294 application/epub+zip 596083 2025-06-10T12:57:52.040728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546494 2025-06-10T12:57:45.051808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495209 2022-09-12T04:28:35.159833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574544 2025-06-10T12:57:33.277369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 574461 2008-05-17T10:26:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 214096 2008-05-17T10:26:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 574454 2008-05-17T10:26:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213999 2008-05-17T10:26:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20461 2025-06-10T12:57:52.217744 application/rdf+xml 15228 2025-06-10T12:57:37.579344 image/jpeg 4023 2025-06-10T12:57:37.287315 image/jpeg 301749 2025-06-10T12:57:34.799308 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia