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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

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Honoré de Balzac, Ivan Turgenev, Gustave Flaubert ...more

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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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Henry James’s books

Average rating: 3.57 · 507,816 ratings · 42,165 reviews · 4,692 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 181,979 ratings — published 1898 — 192 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 — 85,532 ratings — published 1881 — 1956 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 — 38,296 ratings — published 1879 — 8 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 — 26,045 ratings — published 1880 — 46 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 — 17,590 ratings — published 1902 — 6 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 — 13,039 ratings — published 1903 — 1588 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 — 11,850 ratings — published 1904 — 802 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) 3.64 avg rating — 9,130 ratings — published 1937 — 60 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 — 8,373 ratings — published 1880 — 23 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 — 8,205 ratings — published 1898 — 26 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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Series by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady (2 volumes) (2 books)
by

Henry James

3.80 avg rating — 86,559 ratings

Collected Travel Writings (2 books)
by

Henry James,

Richard Howard (Editor)

3.66 avg rating — 59 ratings

The Complete Letters of Henry James (16 books)
by

Henry James,

Michael Anesko (Editor),

Greg W. Zacharias (Editor),

Katie Sommer (Editor)

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings

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What book would you like to read for our September 2022 Group Read? The theme is Trust.

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Mystery, Hercule Poirot, Murder, Secrets

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1984 by George Orwell
Classic, Dystopian, Totalitarianism

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Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Romania, Communism

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Non-Fiction, Psychology, Neurology

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Fiction, Animals, Love

14 votes 11.6%

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Classic, Horror, Victorian, Ghosts

14 votes 11.6%

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Classic, Fiction, Romance

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