Bibliograph

Theatricals, Henry James, Second series

Type

Label

Theatricals, Henry James, Second series

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Theatricals

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Henry James

Summary

James' plays The Album and The Reprobate were never produced, so he published them in book form in 1895 as the second volume of his Theatricals (1894-5). The Album, which turns on the inheritance of a country house outside London, includes an heir, a long-missing potential rival, and three women of varying desires and ambitions. In The Reprobate, a stranger from Paris appears at a Hampton Court villa, and her appearance upsets the household and the secrets of the life lived there. James also provides a lengthy preface discussing his writings for the stage and his travails in the theater

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Album, The reprobate

Classification