SOLO - Italian Hours by Henry James - dc

[barbara2]

Hi Barbara,

Section 34 is PL OK.

I went to San Gimignano all by myself once.

My best,

Pam

Thanks Pam. I hope you weren't hassled like poor Henry was.

I feel as though I've been there now.

Best,

Barbara

[pnagami]

Nope. No hassles, whatsoever.

Pam

[barbara2]

Section 35 - Ravenna

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/italianhours_35_james_128kb.mp3
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27:06

I bet you, unlike me, have read Dante, Boccaccio and Byron.

Best,

Barbara

[pnagami]

Hi Barbara,

Section 35 is PL OK.

More of Dante and Boccaccio than of Byron.

My best,

Pam

[barbara2]

Hi Pam,

Section 36 - The Saint’s afternoon and others Part 1

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/italianhours_36_james_128kb.mp3
M:S
28:29

I think you won't have any trouble guessing who Henry's host was?? Have you been to Capri?

Best,

Barbara

Footnote: This is one of the sections (composed in the "later" style of Henry James) which have been so challenging for me. Something by a Princeton Professor of English gave me heart:

...." there are sentences in late James that no one has ever understood; subordinate clause that sprawl beyond the lifespan of any mind; orphaned pronouns whose natural antecedents elude all efforts at reunification; abstractions that mock any attempt to draw them into the range of human comprehension."

[pnagami]

Hi Barbara,

Section 36 is PL OK.

I can only think of Axel Munthe whose Villa San Michele at the top of the Phoenician steps I was excited to visit after reading Munthe's inestimable book, "The Story of San Michele."

That's an apt bit by the Princeton Prof!

Pam

[barbara2]

Hi Pam,

Section 37 - The Saint's Afternoon and others Part 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/italianhours_37_james_128kb.mp3
M:S
28:39


Pam, Dave, I think we can call this a wrap.

Best,

Barbara

[pnagami]

Hi Barbara,

Section 38 is PL OK.

Was I right about Axel Munthe?

Well done!

Pam

[barbara2]

Hi Barbara,

Section 38 is PL OK.

Was I right about Axel Munthe?

Well done!

Pam

Thank you! And, yes, you are right.

Next stop - France!

Best,

Barbara

[craigdav1]

Looks like it's time to catalog this one. Weekends are a busy time at Archive so it may take a bit of time.

[barbara2]

Looks like it's time to catalog this one. Weekends are a busy time at Archive so it may take a bit of time.

Thanks Dave. After 12? months, I think Henry can wait.

Best,

Barbara

[Faunacoco]

Hello, hope this is completed soon. I have wanted to listen for some months. Thank you for your efforts!

Laura G.

[craigdav1]

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/italian-hours-by-henry-james/

Let me know if anything is amiss. I will be away from a computer until this evening. Congrats! I'll be the first to download it.

[barbara2]

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/italian-hours-by-henry-james/

Let me know if anything is amiss. I will be away from a computer until this evening. Congrats! I'll be the first to download it.

Thank you, Dave! And, of course, thanks to Pam once again.

Barbara

[barbara2]

Hello, hope this is completed soon. I have wanted to listen for some months. Thank you for your efforts!

Laura G.

What a kind remark! I hope you enjoy Henry as much as I did.

Barbara