Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 46 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Pension Beaurepas Transcribed from the 1886 Macmillan and Co. edition. Scanned by David Price. Proofing by Emma Hair, Francine Smith and Matthew Garrish "The Pension Beaurepas" by Henry James is a novel written during the late 19th century that explores themes of human nature and social interactions within a boarding house setting. The story is narrated from the perspective of an unnamed young American who has come to Geneva, drawn by a desire to observe and understand people, inspired by literary figures like Stendhal and Balzac. The primary focus revolves around his experiences at the Pension Beaurepas and the colorful array of characters he encounters, including the proprietors, Madame Beaurepas and her niece, and various eccentric boarders. The opening of the novel introduces the narrator as he settles into the Pension Beaurepas, noting its humble yet charming ambiance and the practical nature of its elderly landlady. Through his eyes, we meet other residents: an old Frenchman and a young American, as well as a new arrival who exudes airs of gentility. The narrator's observations highlight the dynamics of boarding-house life, marked by social interactions and the personal quirks of its inhabitants, as he grapples with the blend of comfort, simplicity, and underlying tensions among the diverse characters, particularly the Ruck family, who appear to embody the tensions between American and European sensibilities. Overall, it sets the stage for a social critique wrapped in the nuances of personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Landlord and tenant -- Fiction Switzerland -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction Geneva (Switzerland) -- Fiction Americans -- Switzerland -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 147455 147289 2024-10-02T04:33:54.237847 2023-10-02T04:38:21.501721 text/html text/html 152011 2019-07-29T17:02:33 text/html 82685 2019-07-29T17:08:25 text/html application/zip 89859 2024-10-02T04:33:57.060854 application/epub+zip 90207 2024-10-02T04:33:54.795856 application/epub+zip 89460 2024-10-02T04:33:54.515843 application/epub+zip 149820 2024-10-02T04:33:59.013821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132987 2024-10-02T04:33:56.755854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132450 2022-09-02T05:39:45.114988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135636 135519 2024-10-02T04:33:53.785862 2023-10-02T04:38:21.110734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135696 2019-07-29T17:02:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 50472 2019-07-29T17:08:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20988 2024-10-02T04:33:59.146815 application/rdf+xml 15645 2024-10-02T04:33:54.578861 image/jpeg 3278 2024-10-02T04:33:54.547839 image/jpeg 85128 2024-10-02T04:33:54.252869 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia