Project Gutenberg 2002-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 James, Henry 1843 1916 The Author of Beltraffio Transcribed from the 1922 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price. Proofed by Chris Jelley, Micky McClure and David "The Author of Beltraffio" by Henry James is a novella written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young American who seeks to meet the esteemed English author Mark Ambient, celebrated for his work "Beltraffio." The novella explores themes of artistic genius, the relationship between an artist and his family, and the intricacies of social dynamics in literary circles. The opening of this novella presents the protagonist as he prepares to meet Ambient, revealing his admiration for the author and his anxiety surrounding the encounter. He reflects on Ambient's acclaimed novel, which he believes champions the cause of art itself. As he finally meets Ambient, he is struck by the author's complex personality—his charm mingled with signs of inner turmoil. The narrative further introduces Ambient's wife, Beatrice, who appears distant and critical of her husband's work, hinting at tension within their marriage. This early characterization sets the stage for exploring not only the artistic dilemmas faced by Ambient but also the impact of familial relationships on a creator's life and work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors -- Fiction Family life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 140750 140601 2024-10-02T06:21:59.581155 2023-10-02T06:02:22.592245 text/html text/html 142334 2015-03-26T03:11:32 text/html 343868 2015-03-26T03:15:44 text/html application/zip 347790 2024-10-02T06:22:02.991149 application/epub+zip 348109 2024-10-02T06:22:00.699132 application/epub+zip 98044 2024-10-02T06:22:00.089141 application/epub+zip 397303 2024-10-02T06:22:05.116099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384985 2024-10-02T06:22:02.516147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135355 2022-09-02T07:45:45.031490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131119 131020 2024-10-02T06:21:59.211179 2023-10-02T06:02:22.430220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 131204 2015-03-26T03:11:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 50467 2015-03-26T03:15:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19331 2024-10-02T06:22:05.514102 application/rdf+xml 15819 2024-10-02T06:22:00.320129 image/jpeg 1880 2024-10-02T06:22:00.230147 image/jpeg 345151 2024-10-02T06:21:59.601147 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