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Confidence

Henry James

Confidence

Henry James

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"Confidence" by Henry James is a novel first published in 1879. This light comedy follows artist Bernard Longueville, who is asked by his friend, scientist Gordon Wright, to judge whether he should marry the enigmatic Angela Vivian. Bernard advises against the match, setting off a chain of romantic entanglements and misunderstandings. Years later, Bernard encounters Angela again and discovers his own feelings have changed. The story explores how people deceive themselves and questions whether life can be governed by rational principles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1CONFIDENCE(1)59,957 chars
  2. 2CONFIDENCE(2)59,967 chars
  3. 3CONFIDENCE(3)13,478 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER XI(1)59,974 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER XI(2)57,268 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER XI(3)24,973 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER XX(1)59,772 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER XX(2)59,954 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER XX(3)11,666 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER XXVIII52,945 chars