Tag: henry james
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Two Quotes from The Portrait of a Lady: Choose
📖 2) She fixed her eyes upon him, and there was something in their character that reminded him of large, polished buttons; he seemed to see the reflection of surrounding objects upon the pupil. The expression of a button is not usually deemed human, but there was something in Miss Stackpole’s gaze that made him,…
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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, a Brief Book Reflection
‘A Portrait of Peeko with The Portrait of a Lady’ YouTube video featuring my cat Peeko: https://youtube.com/shorts/cajAJwnrpW8?feature=share * The Goodreads book group is still reading the novel, so I won’t go on too long (I’ll try), but I have completed reading The Portrait of a Lady (with Peeko especially affectionate toward it as never before…
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Morning Sketch from a Field Afternoon: treasures
I drew this sketch this morning, with my morning tea, from a few first sketches I’d drawn yesterday—(it was still a heatwave, so I’d gone back in after a little while even with my water canteen.) I drew with pencil, eraser, and pocket-book in a little spot in nature where I could kneel beneath this…
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Memorable Quotes from The Portrait of a Lady
(My cat Peeko napping with the lounge-clothing I’d laid out ready to put on after my bath that day.) I am reading The Portrait of a Lady (1881) by Henry James with a Goodreads book group. It’s great so far, especially the dialogue; I’d like to share a couple of quotes that stood out to…