[Gutenberg 26115] • A Small Boy and Others

Written when James was 70, "A Small Boy and Others", long out of print, is an exquisitely artful dramatic monologue on a young boy's search for "the aesthetic clue." James finds his evidence in the refined reconstructions of his family life, his imagination, his travel, and his memories of the streets and neighborhoods of 19th-century New York. "A Small Boy and Others" is a very personal study of fate, memory, and the wonder of youthful conciousness and curiousity. It is also a love letter of sorts to New York City in the third quarter of the 19th century. With wit and curiosity evident on every page, "A Small Boy and Others" transformed the art of autobiography. "Henry James looked back at his past with the same search for the truths of the emotions which Proust was to show in his novel "A la Recherche du Temps Perdu."" Leon Edel 5.5 x 8.5 in.