Desultory Man

by George Payne Rainsford James

86 chapters17h 57mEnglish1836

About this book

This early novel by James is written in the first person by "James Young", and tells of his early experiences of the deaths of his father and brother, and his enduring love for his childhood companion, Emily. We watch the development of his character, influenced by these early experiences, family, education and enduring love as he becomes a Desultory Man. Unlike James's other works, this is written as a series of sketches, thoughts and poems.(Summary by LynneT)

Chapters (85)

1The Desultory Man

2466

2The Ramble

346

3The Recompense

523

4The Paintings

560

5The Lover's Leap

1007

6The Chateau

507

7La Galette

514

8English Travellers on the Continent

442

9Dieppe -- The Evening

167

10The Story of the Beauty of Arles

2595

11The Story of the Beauty of Arles -- continued

1869

12Two Scenes from the Civil War Scene I

1174

13Two Scenes from the Civil War Scene II

457

14To W.H. -- Esq.

767

15The Journey

1058

16Words and Things

624

17A French Cook

350

18The Table D'Hote

619

19The Peasant of Brittany Chapter I

680

20Chapter II

795

21Chapter III

604

22Chapter IV

683

23Chapter V

622

24The Disasters

2750

25The Waking

284

26The Place of Dreams

298

27The Fate of the Doc de Biron

2503

28Saint Radigonde

236

29The Curiosities

234

30The Bottle of Sautern

176

31The Field of Poitiers

356

32The Diligence

2003

33A Party of Pleasure

1459

34The Story of the Bad Spirit

965

35Abul Coumel and his Talisman

573

36Bobeche

1121

37La Chasse

282

38Distinctions

627

39Beggars

939

40La Brede

519

41The Chateau of Blancford

317

42Scraps Number I -- The Lady and the Flower

469

43Scraps Number II -- Lines to a Withered Rose

44Scraps Number III -- Desultory Conversations with the Man in the Moon by A Travelled Gentleman

716

45Scraps Number IV -- A Young Lady's Story

588

46Scraps Number V -- The Law of Babylon. Memoir

320

47Scraps Number VI -- Written in a Book of Dreams

116

48Scraps Number VII -- Rabas

181

49Domestic Life in France

441

50Travelling

584

51A Prime Minister's Monkey

289

52Aire

563

53The Birth-Place of Henry IV

656

54Fleurette

501

55The Eaux Bonnes

864

56The Eaux Chaudes

764

57The Friends

237

58Nothing

161

59Le Sorcier

1254

60A Miracle

443

61The Reproof of Alli

706

62The Visions of Hassan

762

63The Story of Azimantium

2617

64The Story of Azimantium continued

2104

65The Fisherman of Scarphout. Chapter I.

1082

66The Fisherman of Scarphout. Chapter II.

1716

67The Use of Time

815

68The Last Fire. A Vision of Steam.

602

69The Voyage of Life

172

70The Prison and the Castle

152

71Prisoner's Song

474

72Adieu to Pau

73Lourdes

383

74The Devil and the Crusader

566

75Argeles

270

76Cauterets

565

77The Lac de Gaub

435

78St. Sauveur

406

79Bareges

340

80Gavarnie

276

81The Cascade of Gavarnie

306

82The Breche de Roland

871

83The Discovery

1520

84The History of a French Artisan During the Last Revolution

2615

85The Night

199

Desultory Man

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