Project Gutenberg 2018-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 339 James, Henry 1843 1916 Partial Portraits Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Portraits Emerson -- The life of George Eliot -- Daniel Deronda: a conversation -- Anthony Trollope -- Robert Louis Stevenson -- Miss Woolson -- Alphonse Daudet -- Guy de Maupassant -- Ivan Turgénieff -- George Du Maurier -- The art of fiction. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Partial Portraits" by Henry James is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The work comprises critical sketches of notable literary figures such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Eliot, and Robert Louis Stevenson, examining both their contributions to literature and their personal lives. Each essay aims to provide a nuanced understanding of its subject, reflecting on their thoughts, writing styles, and the broader cultural context of their time. The opening of "Partial Portraits" features an essay focused on Ralph Waldo Emerson, wherein James critiques Mr. Elliot Cabot's biography of Emerson. James expresses his admiration for Emerson's spiritual insights while lamenting the lack of vividness in Cabot's portrayal, which he feels renders Emerson’s life somewhat monochromatic. He notes that while Emerson's life was marked by tranquility and introspection, it also lacked the drama and variety that could have made his biography more engaging. Through this early exploration, the reader is introduced to James' analytical style and his keen ability to capture the essence of his literary subjects, a theme likely continued throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896 Eliot, George, 1819-1880 Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894 Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 654630 2025-06-23T10:07:45.453608 text/html 658732 2019-12-04T13:38:24 text/html 320645 2025-06-23T10:07:54.045455 application/epub+zip 326555 2025-06-23T10:07:47.089470 application/epub+zip 326554 2025-06-23T10:07:46.222452 application/epub+zip 513317 2025-06-23T10:07:59.456451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452692 2025-06-23T10:07:53.040463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452883 2022-09-26T14:02:09.733056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608406 2025-06-23T10:07:44.704564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 608277 2020-06-15T08:15:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21210 2025-06-23T10:07:59.614412 application/rdf+xml 25701 2025-06-23T10:07:46.447445 image/jpeg 3566 2025-06-23T10:07:46.383600 image/jpeg 231354 2020-06-15T08:15:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 288867 2019-12-05T13:31:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 288739 2025-06-23T10:07:45.513543 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