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Henry James
AuthorBooks · Second hand1843-1916
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 theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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About Henry James
Birth
1843
Death
1916
First book
1879
Years writing
147
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 theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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Henry James was born in New York in 1843 and became a key figure of 19th-century literary realism.
His prolific career spanned over 5,000 works, including novels, short stories, poetry, and plays.
The author explored the gothic genre in his famous work The Turn of the Screw, a benchmark of suspense literature.
He came from an intellectual family, being the brother of the renowned philosopher and psychologist William James.
Throughout his life, James held dual American and British citizenship, reflecting his cosmopolitan vision.
