Download or read book The Figure in the Carpet Illustrated written by Henry James and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Figure in the Carpet" is a short story by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning or intention of all the author's works.