{"product_id":"house-of-wits-9780805090208","title":"House of Wits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A sweeping biography . . .  Fisher] gives fair and sympathetic time to everyone, and provides a lively and detailed social history of the period.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe James family, a true American dynasty, gave the world three famous children: Henry, a novelist of genius; William, an influential philosopher; and Alice, an invalid who became a feminist icon, despite her sheltered life and struggles with mental illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Fisher's masterly biography provides a captivating account of the conflicts--bitter struggles with depression, alcoholism, jealousy, and panic disorders--that shaped the members of this brilliant family, including the two other brothers, Wilkie and Bob, whose achievements were constantly overshadowed by those of their siblings. Their mother, Mary, lent the family some stability, while the mercurial Henry James Sr. nurtured, inspired, and emotionally wounded his children, setting the stage for their intense rivalries and extraordinary achievements. \u003ci\u003eHouse of Wits\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing cultural history that completes our understanding of its remarkable protagonists and the changing world in which they came of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805090208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2009 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2010 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643921395868,"sku":"9780805090208","price":39.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2c207ab-775a-4866-8ae7-fd764fdbedcd.jpg?v=1603857539","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/house-of-wits-9780805090208","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}