Alice in Bed

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Authors: Judith Hooper

Copyright © Judith Hooper 2015

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

e-book ISBN 978-1-61902-661-2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication

Hooper, Judith, 1949-

Alice in bed: a novel / Judith Hooper.

       
pages cm

1. James, Alice, 1848-1892—Fiction. 2. James, Henry, 1843-1916—Fiction. 3. James, William, 1842-1910—Fiction. 4. Mental illness—Fiction. 5. Intellectuals—Great Britain—19th century—Fiction. 6. Intellectuals—United States—19th century—Fiction. I. Title.

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Arm yourself against my dawn, which may at any moment cast you and Harry into obscurity.

—A
LICE
J
AMES IN A LETTER TO
W
ILLIAM
J
AMES
, 1891

CONTENTS

Part One

    
Chapter One

    
Chapter Two

    
Chapter Three

    
Chapter Four

    
Chapter Five

Part Two

    
Chapter One

    
Chapter Two

    
Chapter Three

    
Chapter Four

    
Chapter Five

    
Chapter Six

    
Chapter Seven

    
Chapter Eight

    
Chapter Nine

    
Chapter Ten

    
Chapter Eleven

    
Chapter Twelve

    
Chapter Thirteen

    
Chapter Fourteen

    
Chapter Fifteen

    
Chapter Sixteen

    
Chapter Seventeen

Part Three

    
Chapter One

    
Chapter Two

    
Chapter Three

    
Chapter Four

    
Chapter Five

    
Chapter Six

    
Chapter Seven

    
Chapter Eight

    
Chapter Nine

    
Chapter Ten

    
Chapter Eleven

    
Chapter Twelve

    
Chapter Thirteen

    
Chapter Fourteen

Part Four

    
Chapter One

    
Chapter Two

    
Chapter Three

    
Chapter Four

    
Chapter Five

    
Chapter Six

    
Chapter Seven

    
Chapter Eight

    
Chapter Nine

    
Chapter Ten

Epilogue

Afterword

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

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