- EAN13
- 9782385820374
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 16/02/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385820374
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 4 minutes
"The Beast in the Jungle" is a novella by Henry James, published in 1903 as
part of the collection The Better Sort. The story follows John Marcher, who
believes his life is destined for a catastrophic or spectacular event, like a
"beast in the jungle." Marcher is reacquainted with May Bartram, a woman he
knew ten years earlier, who decides to spend her days with him, curiously
awaiting what fate has in store for him. Marcher is a hopeless fatalist who
takes May to the theater and invites her to occasional dinners but does not
allow her to get close to him. The story has been read as a confession or
parable about James' own life. Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the
author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the
story among the best short narratives in any literature. The novella has been
adapted into several films and referenced in literature and television.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 2 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 4 minutes
"The Beast in the Jungle" is a novella by Henry James, published in 1903 as
part of the collection The Better Sort. The story follows John Marcher, who
believes his life is destined for a catastrophic or spectacular event, like a
"beast in the jungle." Marcher is reacquainted with May Bartram, a woman he
knew ten years earlier, who decides to spend her days with him, curiously
awaiting what fate has in store for him. Marcher is a hopeless fatalist who
takes May to the theater and invites her to occasional dinners but does not
allow her to get close to him. The story has been read as a confession or
parable about James' own life. Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the
author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the
story among the best short narratives in any literature. The novella has been
adapted into several films and referenced in literature and television.
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