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Mocking the Master: Early Responses to The Sacred Fount

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Reviews of The Sacred Fount (1901) have previously been reprinted in a small number of source books, but it is now possible to extend our knowledge of the early reception of James’s most controversial and enigmatic novel. This article reprints selected text from four reviews (1901) as well as the complete text of three literary skits (1901–02), a parody (1904) and a 1905 letter published in the New York Times. Even when hostile or mocking, these uncollected works have much to say about James’s position within the transatlantic literary marketplace at a key moment in his career.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 11, 2015
Publication Date Feb 26, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal The Henry James Review
Print ISSN 1080-6555
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 1
Pages 22-36
DOI https://doi.org/10.1353/hjr.2017.0005
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1353/hjr.2017.0005

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