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...Though James?? book makes no direct reference to toothpicks, Glenn has located instances in at least three references in James?? other writings that cast toothpicks in a negative light...
...local journalist has proposed a solution to a century-old mystery central to one of Henry James??s novels. And the answer’s roots lie in Cambridge...
...when James had ousted her from the wedding festivities earlier—gives James a magical scarf that will help him capture the sylph. Unfortunately, the scarf is poisoned, causing the sylph to lose her wings, go blind, and slowly die. At the end of the show Effie and James?? friend Gurn (John Lam) are married. “La Sylphide,” with its heart-wrenching ending, showed not only the beauty of chasing after an ideal, but also the losses of such a chase...
...Henry James??s “The Portrait of a Lady” saved me from a mental ulcer. The Crimson’s books editor hates Henry James. I believe his exact statement to me, while discussing the venerable author, was “Ew.” I admit, the prose style is a little dusty, and James certainly takes his sweet time unspooling his stories. But I had an appetite, and he just hit the spot. My spring academic schedule was the intellectual equivalent of a triple-shot espresso. I took my first timid sips...
...letter of W. S. Gilbert’s libretto is sometimes confusing (there’s a joke about St. James?? Hall, for example, that was totally lost on me), the spirit comes through loud and clear. That spirit is usually hilarious...