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Henry JamesThe Figure in the Carpet (September 9, 2009)

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LibriVox recording of The Figure in the Carpet, by Henry James.

The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critic who greatly admires the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he – and all other critics – have in fact missed the great point of Vereker's work, and the critic (and his editor) thereupon devote themselves to trying to unravel the mystery. James's story, however, almost certainly has an autobiographical side to it, perhaps itself criticizing those critics who couldn't see, or wouldn't see, the figures lost in the carpet of his own writing. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford)

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Artist/Composer: Henry James
Date: 2009-09-09
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: henry james; literature; librivox; critic; criticism; carpet; writing; author; misunderstanding

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: notmyname - - February 11, 2010
Subject: Clever story, solid reading
This story/novella is bizarrely funny. It gets a good, clear, straightforward reading from a single reader (male and American-sounding). I think the understated quality of the reading works well for the story. Okay sound quality except for a very slight microphone hiss (or fan hum?) throughout.