A thing about things: The art of decoration in the work of Henry James

Henry James Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 222-232

  Brown, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 70349348163     PISSN: 02730340     EISSN: 10806555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hjr.2002.0018     Document Type: Article

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