<strong>The Outcry</strong> Henry Jamess final novel is an effervescent comedy of money andmanners. Breckenridge Bender a very rich American with a distinct res... » 

The Outcry Henry Jamess final novel is an effervescent comedy of money andmanners. Breckenridge Bender a very rich American with a distinct resemblanceto J.P. Morgan arrives in England with the purpose of acquiring some verygreat art he is directed to Dedborough the estate of the debtridden LordTheign. But plutocrat and aristocrat come into unexpected conflict when a youngconnoisseur out to establish his own reputation declares a prize paintingfrom the lords collection to be in fact an even rarer and pricier work thanhad been thought. A popular success in its own day but long unavailable sinceand now almost unknown The Outcry is one of the most surprising and amusingof Jamess works. Here he explores questions of privilege and initiativerepute and honor high art and base calculation revisiting some of hisfavorite themes with a deft and winning touch. «