The Real Thing

The Real Thing by Henry James is presented in a clean English digital edition with active navigation. The book belongs to classics and preserves the character of the source text for sustained ebook reading. The opening pages establish the work's atmosphere with this first movement: When the porter's wife (she used to answer the house-bell), announced "A gentleman — with a lady, sir," I had, as I often had in those days, for the wish was father to the thought, an immediate vision of sitters. Sitters my visitors in this case proved to be; but not in the sense I should have preferred. However, there. Detected sections include: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4. This edition is prepared for a fluent reading experience with clear typography and no extraneous promotional material.