The Sacred Fount
Novel by Henry James, in which an unnamed narrator attempts to decipher the love lives of his fellow guests at a party, purely from the behavior and appearance of each guest, much to the bemusement of some people at the party
The Sacred Fount is a novel by Henry James, first published in 1901. The book follows an unnamed narrator at a weekend party in the English countryside as he attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow guests. The Sacred Fount is the only one of James's novels written in first person. Since its publication it has received mixed responses from critics, and it was not included ... Wikipedia