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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Outcry](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnncqc7bf9ved8wfy16hy4j/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T132915Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=d0a34c90b57da8bfe639b8f084c7cec8aab908d4ab9c278f53449512a86bf145) ## About this work The Outcry by Henry James — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE OUTCRY By Henry James 1911 CONTENTS BOOK FIRST I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX BOOK SECOND I II III IV V VI VII BOOK THIRD I II III IV BOOK FIRST I “NO, my lord,” Banks had replied, “no stranger has yet arrived. But I’ll see if any one has come in—or who has.” As he spoke, however, he observed Lady Sandgate’s approach to the hall by the entrance giving upon the great terrace, and addressed her on her passing the threshold. “Lord John, my lady.” With which, his duty majestically performed, he retired to the quarter—that of the main access to the spacious centre of the house—from which he had ushered the visitor. This personage, facing Lady Sandgate as she paused there a moment framed by the large doorway to the outer expanses, the small pinkish paper of a folded telegram in her hand, had partly before him, as an immediate effect, the high wide interior, still breathing the quiet air and the fair pannelled security of the couple of hushed and stored centuries, in which certain of the reputed treasures of Dedborough Place beautifully disposed themselves; and then, through ample apertures and beyond the stately stone outworks of the great seated and supported house—uplifting terrace, balanced, balustraded steps and containing basins where splash and spray were at rest—all the rich composed extension of garden and lawn and park. An ancient, an assured elegance seemed to reign; pictures and preserved “pieces,” cabinets and tapestries, spoke, each for itself, of fine selection and high distinction; while the originals of the old portraits, in more or less deserved salience, hung over the happy scene as the sworn members of a great guild might have sat, on the beautiful April day, at one of their annual feasts. Such… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-outcry) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-outcry) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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