This early novel by James is written in the first person by "James Young", and tells of his early experiences of the deaths of his father and brother, and his enduring love for his childhood companion, Emily. We watch the development of his character, influenced by these early experiences, family, education and enduring love as he becomes a Desultory Man. Unlike James's other works, this is written as a series of sketches, thoughts and poems.(Summary by LynneT)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Dedication to Miss M.L. Boyle
05:30 - Chapter 2
The Desultory Man
41:06 - Chapter 3
The Ramble
05:46 - Chapter 4
The Recompense
08:43 - Chapter 5
The Paintings
09:20 - Chapter 6
The Lover's Leap
16:47 - Chapter 7
The Chateau
08:27 - Chapter 8
La Galette
08:34 - Chapter 9
English Travellers on the Continent
07:22 - Chapter 10
Dieppe -- The Evening
02:47 - Chapter 11
The Story of the Beauty of Arles
43:15 - Chapter 12
The Story of the Beauty of Arles -- continued
31:09 - Chapter 13
Two Scenes from the Civil War Scene I
19:34 - Chapter 14
Two Scenes from the Civil War Scene II
07:37 - Chapter 15
To W.H. -- Esq.
12:47 - Chapter 16
The Journey
17:38 - Chapter 17
Words and Things
10:24 - Chapter 18
A French Cook
05:50 - Chapter 19
The Table D'Hote
10:19 - Chapter 20
The Peasant of Brittany Chapter I
11:20 - Chapter 21
Chapter II
13:15 - Chapter 22
Chapter III
10:04 - Chapter 23
Chapter IV
11:23 - Chapter 24
Chapter V
10:22 - Chapter 25
The Disasters
45:50 - Chapter 26
The Waking
04:44 - Chapter 27
The Place of Dreams
04:58 - Chapter 28
The Fate of the Doc de Biron
41:43 - Chapter 29
Saint Radigonde
03:56 - Chapter 30
The Curiosities
03:54 - Chapter 31
The Bottle of Sautern
02:56 - Chapter 32
The Field of Poitiers
05:56 - Chapter 33
The Diligence
33:23 - Chapter 34
A Party of Pleasure
24:19 - Chapter 35
The Story of the Bad Spirit
16:05 - Chapter 36
Abul Coumel and his Talisman
09:33 - Chapter 37
Bobeche
18:41 - Chapter 38
La Chasse
04:42 - Chapter 39
Distinctions
10:27 - Chapter 40
Beggars
15:39 - Chapter 41
La Brede
08:39 - Chapter 42
The Chateau of Blancford
05:17 - Chapter 43
Scraps Number I -- The Lady and the Flower
07:49 - Chapter 44
Scraps Number II -- Lines to a Withered Rose
01:38 - Chapter 45
Scraps Number III -- Desultory Conversations with the Man in the Moon by A Travelled Gentleman
11:56 - Chapter 46
Scraps Number IV -- A Young Lady's Story
09:48 - Chapter 47
Scraps Number V -- The Law of Babylon. Memoir
05:20 - Chapter 48
Scraps Number VI -- Written in a Book of Dreams
01:56 - Chapter 49
Scraps Number VII -- Rabas
03:01 - Chapter 50
Domestic Life in France
07:21 - Chapter 51
Travelling
09:44 - Chapter 52
A Prime Minister's Monkey
04:49 - Chapter 53
Aire
09:23 - Chapter 54
The Birth-Place of Henry IV
10:56 - Chapter 55
Fleurette
08:21 - Chapter 56
The Eaux Bonnes
14:24 - Chapter 57
The Eaux Chaudes
12:44 - Chapter 58
The Friends
03:57 - Chapter 59
Nothing
02:41 - Chapter 60
Le Sorcier
20:54 - Chapter 61
A Miracle
07:23 - Chapter 62
The Reproof of Alli
11:46 - Chapter 63
The Visions of Hassan
12:42 - Chapter 64
The Story of Azimantium
43:37 - Chapter 65
The Story of Azimantium continued
35:04 - Chapter 66
The Fisherman of Scarphout. Chapter I.
18:02 - Chapter 67
The Fisherman of Scarphout. Chapter II.
28:36 - Chapter 68
The Use of Time
13:35 - Chapter 69
The Last Fire. A Vision of Steam.
10:02 - Chapter 70
The Voyage of Life
02:52 - Chapter 71
The Prison and the Castle
02:32 - Chapter 72
Prisoner's Song
07:54 - Chapter 73
Adieu to Pau
00:55 - Chapter 74
Lourdes
06:23 - Chapter 75
The Devil and the Crusader
09:26 - Chapter 76
Argeles
04:30 - Chapter 77
Cauterets
09:25 - Chapter 78
The Lac de Gaub
07:15 - Chapter 79
St. Sauveur
06:46 - Chapter 80
Bareges
05:40 - Chapter 81
Gavarnie
04:36 - Chapter 82
The Cascade of Gavarnie
05:06 - Chapter 83
The Breche de Roland
14:31 - Chapter 84
The Discovery
25:20 - Chapter 85
The History of a French Artisan During the Last Revolution
43:35 - Chapter 86
The Night
03:19