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Henry James

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

April 15, 1843

Died

February 28, 1916

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

Influences

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Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
He is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, the English, and continental Europeans, such as The Portrait of a Lady. His later works, such as The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove and The Golden Bowl were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often wrote in a style in ...more

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Average rating: 3.58 · 455,276 ratings · 34,784 reviews · 3,748 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Turn of the Screw 3.39 avg rating — 156,372 ratings — published 1898 — 3995 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portrait of a Lady 3.79 avg rating — 80,637 ratings — published 1881 — 2128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daisy Miller 3.37 avg rating — 34,438 ratings — published 1879 — 1194 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Washington Square 3.70 avg rating — 23,413 ratings — published 1880 — 1173 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wings of the Dove by Henry James, Amy Bloom (Introduction), Pierre A. Walker (Notes) 3.79 avg rating — 17,067 ratings — published 1902 — 584 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ambassadors 3.64 avg rating — 12,464 ratings — published 1903 — 1499 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Bowl by Henry James, Gore Vidal (Introduction), Patricia Crick (Notes) 3.77 avg rating — 11,427 ratings — published 1904 — 773 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James, Jennie A. Kassanoff (Introduction) 3.86 avg rating — 8,340 ratings — published 1880 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers by Henry James, Anthony Curtis (Introduction) 3.76 avg rating — 7,998 ratings — published 1898 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bostonians 3.57 avg rating — 7,425 ratings — published 1886 — 552 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Portrait of a Lady (2 volumes) (2 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 909 ratings

Collected Travel Writings (2 books)
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Richard Howard (Editor)

3.68 avg rating — 60 ratings

The Complete Letters of Henry James (16 books)
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Michael Anesko (Editor),

Greg W. Zacharias (Editor),

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3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings

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