Henry James Quote

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.


The Art of Fiction (1884)


The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.