Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 141 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Pension Beaurepas Transcribed from the 1886 Macmillan and Co. edition. Scanned by David Price. Proofing by Emma Hair, Francine Smith and Matthew Garrish "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.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Landlord and tenant -- Fiction Switzerland -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction Geneva (Switzerland) -- Fiction Americans -- Switzerland -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 147578 2025-08-02T04:04:20.756809 text/html 152011 2019-07-29T17:02:33 text/html 89934 2025-08-02T04:04:23.622786 application/epub+zip 90195 2025-08-02T04:04:21.358785 application/epub+zip 89453 2025-08-02T04:04:21.087777 application/epub+zip 149792 2025-08-02T04:04:25.713785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132987 2025-08-02T04:04:23.331802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132450 2022-09-02T05:39:45.114988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135636 2025-08-02T04:04:20.404783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135696 2019-07-29T17:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19366 2025-08-02T04:04:25.854753 application/rdf+xml 15645 2025-08-02T04:04:21.155802 image/jpeg 3278 2025-08-02T04:04:21.121814 image/jpeg 50472 2019-07-29T17:08:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 82685 2019-07-29T17:08:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 85165 2025-08-02T04:04:20.771788 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