In an antique London inn the narrator meets Clement Searle, a frail American who has crossed the ocean to press a claim to an English country estate. Together they visit the house and its owners, and Searle’s adoration of old England meets its proud, red-bearded heir and his gentle sister.
An early James tale of Americans and Europe, the theme he would make his own. A fine short entry point to his work. Download the free EPUB.