Henry James Comes Home
In this enthralling re-creation of American novelist Henry James' famous ten-month trip around the United States, lauded critic Peter Brooks brings to life both the literary giant and America in its Gilded Age.
Seduced by Story
In this spiritual sequel to his influential Reading for the Plot, Peter Brooks examines the dangerously alluring power of storytelling.
Balzac's Lives
Enter the mind of French literary giant Honoré de Balzac with this groundbreaking book that illuminates the writer's life and era through close study of the unforgettable characters and places in Balzac's expansive and inimitable works.
