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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: 3.57 · 517,721 ratings · 43,795 reviews · 4,931 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 186,556 ratings — published 1898 — 4164 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 3.80 avg rating — 86,548 ratings — published 1881 — 2 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 — 39,020 ratings — published 1879 — 169 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 3.71 avg rating — 26,602 ratings — published 1880 — 47 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) 3.78 avg rating — 17,728 ratings — published 1902 — 610 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 3.63 avg rating — 13,157 ratings — published 1903 — 1408 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 — 11,963 ratings — published 1904 — 800 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 Other Stories by Henry James, T.J. Lustig (Editor) 3.63 avg rating — 9,192 ratings — published 1896 — 59 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 — 8,393 ratings — published 1880 — 13 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) 3.75 avg rating — 8,250 ratings — published 1898 — 39 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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3.64 avg rating — 61 ratings

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