The Last Of The Valerii (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162699240)

The Last of the Valerii is a novella written by Henry James that tells the story of a young American man named Newman who travels to Europe in search of adventure and romance. While in Rome, he becomes enamored with a beautiful and mysterious woman named Claire de Cintr�����, who is part of a wealthy and aristocratic family. Despite their differences in social status and the objections of Claire's family, Newman pursues her relentlessly, determined to win her heart.As he becomes more deeply involved with the de Cintr����� family, Newman discovers that they are haunted by a dark secret from their past. This secret threatens to destroy not only the family's reputation but also Newman's chances of winning Claire's love. As he struggles to uncover the truth and save his relationship with Claire, Newman must confront the harsh realities of European society and the limitations of his own American values.The Last of the Valerii is a complex and nuanced exploration of love, class, and identity in the late 19th century. James's masterful prose and psychological insights make it a timeless classic of American literature.She rode with him sometimes in the tufty shadow of aqueducts and tombs, and sometimes suffered him to show his beautiful wife at Roman dinners and balls. She played dominoes with him after dinner, and carried out in a desultory way a daily scheme of reading him the newspapers. This observance was subject to fluctuations caused by the Counts invincible tendency to go to sleep, a failing his wife never attempted to disguise or palliate. She would sit and brush the flies from him while he lay picturesquely snoozing, and, if I ventured near him, would place her linger on her lips and whisper that she thought her husband was as handsome asleep as awake.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Henry James
ISBN-10: 1162699248
ISBN-13: 9781162699240
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 30
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.06d