The poignant and insightful short tale "The Diary of a Man of Fifty" by Henry James explores aging and coming to terms with ones history. The narrator returns to Italy, where he previously spent some time, and revisits recollections of a love relationship that finally ended in failure. Some of these memories are unpleasant, while others are enlightening. This story is one of James lesserknown works, and the 24volume New York Edition of his Novels and Tales omitted it entirely (190709). Its written in the style of a journal, which makes it rather unusual as well. James typically preferred to use a firstperson or omniscient thirdperson narrator to closely control the narrative and point of view. The general begins to question his own judgment in light of this and begins to wonder if he might have erred. An English army general of fiftytwo returns to Florence after a romance with Countess Falvi. He meets Edmund Stanmer, a young English traveler of twentyfive who is acquainted with the Countesss daughter Bianca. The General warns Stanmer that Bianca is an actress and coquette, just like her mother.

Binding: Paperback;34 pages; Publisher: Repro India Limited; Classification: FA; Weight: 162 g; Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 2

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