Project Gutenberg 2019-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 298 James, Henry 1843 1916 Pennell, Joseph 1857 1926 Pennell, J. (Joseph) 05034470 English Hours Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Hours London -- Browning in Westminster Abbey -- Chester -- Lichfield and Warwick -- North Devon -- Wells and Salisbury -- An English Easter -- London at midsummer -- Two excursions -- In Warwickshire -- Abbeys and castles -- English vignettes -- An English New Year -- An English watering-place -- Winchelsea, Rye, and "Denis Duval" -- Old Suffolk. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "English Hours" by Henry James is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This work reflects the author's observations and impressions of various places in England, conveying his personal anecdotes and contemplative insights about the British landscape, culture, and society. The essays serve as a travelogue and a cultural critique, allowing readers to explore different English locales through the lens of James's distinctive perspective. The opening of the collection begins with the author recalling his first impressions of London, evoking a vivid memory of his arrival on a rainy Sunday. He describes the atmosphere of the city, his experiences in a coffee room, and his contemplations of London as both intimidating and intriguing. James expresses wonder at the Old World charm of the city, contrasting it with his American sensibilities. He captures the city's vastness, complexity, and idiosyncratic character while reflecting on the emotional and intellectual responses that it provokes in him as a newcomer to England, setting the stage for his explorations in the rest of the essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en England -- Description and travel James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Travel -- England DA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: British Literature Category: American Literature 561505 2025-06-23T12:32:49.710857 text/html 544599 2019-02-22T14:20:30 text/html 3940712 2025-06-23T12:32:59.188829 application/epub+zip 3937970 2025-06-23T12:32:51.695832 application/epub+zip 307967 2025-06-23T12:32:50.707910 application/epub+zip 4079005 2025-06-23T12:33:05.017816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4012729 2025-06-23T12:32:58.236873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392842 2022-09-26T18:50:35.315601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473723 2025-06-23T12:32:48.368888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473965 2019-02-22T14:20:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20112 2025-06-23T12:33:05.190766 application/rdf+xml 22111 2025-06-23T12:32:50.853824 image/jpeg 3528 2025-06-23T12:32:50.778836 image/jpeg 185346 2019-02-22T14:20:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3791523 2019-02-22T14:20:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3828660 2025-06-23T12:32:49.972828 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 en.wikipedia