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Henry James

Henry James

Born 15 April 1843 · Died 28 February 1916

From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction

Wikipedia

Henry James, was an American writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.

Quotes

  • “Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web, of the finest silken threads, suspended in the chamber of consciousness and catching every air-borne particle in its tissue.”
    The Art of Fiction
  • “To live in such a place was, for Isabel, to hold to her ear all day a shell of the sea of the past. This vague eternal rumour kept her imagination awake.”
    The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter XXIII
  • “We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.”
    The Middle Years 1893
  • “He would agree that life is a little worth living — or worth living a little; but would remark that, unfortunately, to live little enough, we have to live a great deal.”
    Hawthorne, Chapter V
  • “There’s no more usual basis of union than a mutual misunderstanding.”
    The Portrait of a Lady, Chapter XV

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Henry James in order

Books by Henry James in the order they were published, from Daisy Miller (1877) to The Beast in the Jungle (1915).

  1. 1Daisy MillerDaisy Miller1877
  2. 2The AmericanThe American1877
  3. 3HawthorneHawthorne1879
  4. 4Roderick Hudson. By Henry James, JrRoderick Hudson. By Henry James, Jr1879
  5. 5Washington SquareWashington Square1880
  6. 6The Portrait of a LadyThe Portrait of a Lady1881
  7. 7A Little Tour in FranceA Little Tour in France1884
  8. 8The Art of FictionThe Art of Fiction1884
  9. 9The BostoniansThe Bostonians1885
  10. 10The Princess CasamassimaThe Princess Casamassima1886
  11. 11Partial PortraitsPartial Portraits1888
    What's in it (11)
  12. 12The Aspern PapersThe Aspern Papers1890
  13. 13The Tragic MuseThe Tragic Muse1890
  14. 14The Private Life ; The Wheel of Time ; Lord Beaupre ; The ViThe Private Life ; The Wheel of Time ; Lord Beaupre ; The Visits ; Collaboration ; Owen Wingrave1893
  15. 15The Spoils of PoyntonThe Spoils of Poynton1896
  16. 16What Maisie KnewWhat Maisie Knew1897
  17. 17The Turn of the ScrewThe Turn of the Screw1898
  18. 18The Awkward AgeThe Awkward Age1899
  19. 19The Ivory TowerThe Ivory Tower1900
  20. 20The Wings of the DoveThe Wings of the Dove1902
  21. 21The AmbassadorsThe Ambassadors1903
  22. 22The Golden BowlThe Golden Bowl1904
  23. 23The Beast in the JungleThe Beast in the Jungle1915
  24. 24Henry JamesHenry James

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