Watch and Ward
“Watch and Ward” by Henry James is part of the Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James, published by Cambridge University Press on March 9, 2023. This edition spans 340 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a scholarly perspective on an early work by James, often regarded as an important step in his evolution as a fiction writer, connecting his earlier stories from the late 1860s to his later acclaimed works.
Readers will find that “Watch and Ward” includes extensive explanatory notes that illuminate the historical, cultural, and literary references within the text. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in literary criticism and the development of English literature, particularly in the context of European influences. The book invites exploration of James’s narrative style and thematic concerns, providing insights into the formative stages of his literary career.
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The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of a major writer whose work continues to be read, quoted, adapted and studied. While Watch and Ward has long been dismissed as an early apprentice work, it marks an important stage in James’s development as a fiction writer, building upon the stories he wrote during the late 1860s and pointing, at the same time, to the works he would write during the ensuing decade and which would secure his reputation, including ‘Daisy Miller’, The American and The Portrait of a Lady. Extensive explanatory notes enable modern readers to understand the novel’s historical, cultural and literary references.
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