The Sacred Fount Author:Henry James This strange, often baffling book concerns an unnamed narrator who attempts to discover the truth about the love lives of his fellow-guests at a weekend party in the English countryside. He spurns the "detective and keyhole" methods as ignoble, and instead tries to decipher these relationships purely from the behavior and appearance of... more » each guest. He expends huge resources of energy and ingenuity on his theories, much to the bemusement of some people at the party.« less