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Traces the life of Benjamin Franklin, clarifying the legend of flying a kite when lightning was in the sky, and presents his scientific, diplomatic and political successes and failures.
In the Cage is a novella by Henry James, first published in 1898. This story centres on an unnamed London telegraphist. She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic telegrams they submit to her as she sits in the "cage" at the post office. Sensitive and intelligent, the telegraphist eventually finds out more than she may want to know.
Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper's New Monthly Magazine, it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, unemotional father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to James by his close friend, British actress Fanny Kemble.[1] The book is often compared with Jane Austen's work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its intense focus on family relationships. James was hardly a great admirer of Jane Austen, so he might not have regarded the comparison as flattering. In fact, James was not a great fan of Washington Square itself. He tried to read it over for inclusion in the New York Edition of his fiction (1907-1909) but found that he could not, and the novel was not included. Other readers, though, have sufficiently enjoyed the book to make it one of the more popular works of the Jamesian canon.
In Ministers of Mercy, James Henry Franklin provides a detailed account of the work of Protestant city missionaries in the United States during the late 19th century. Franklin highlights the challenges these missionaries faced as they sought to provide relief to the urban poor amidst the chaotic and rapidly changing landscape of American cities. Drawing heavily on contemporary accounts and personal interviews with city missionaries, Ministers of Mercy offers a compelling look into this often-overlooked aspect of American religious and social history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This wo...