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Henry James was an American writer who lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries and is considered one of the most important novelists in English literature. He's known for writing psychologically complex stories that explored the inner thoughts and emotions of his characters, particularly focusing on the relationship between Americans and Europeans.
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Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-born British writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. James alternated between America and Europe for the first 20 years of his life, after which he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. He is primarily known for the series of novels in which he…
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- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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- New York City
- Place of death
- London
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- Henry James, Sr.
- Sibling
- William James
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Harvard University
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- Harvard University
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- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- Order of Merit
- Notable work
- The Turn of the Screw
- Field of work
- English-language literature
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- Gothic literature
- Movement
- literary realism
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- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Lamb House
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36 objects attributed to Henry James, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Der Amerikaner : Roman ; aus dem Amerikanischen
The Europeans : a sketch
The portrait of a lady, 3
The Turn of The Screw
Foreign parts
Eugene Pickering
Washington Square, 2
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 2
Washington Square. the pension Beaurepas, a bundle of letters. by Henry James. 2 (1881)
Portraits of places. by Henry James
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 1
The American. in two volumes
Eugene Pickering
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 3
Washington Square. the pension Beaurepas, a bundle of letters. by Henry James. 1 (1881)
The portrait of a lady, 2
Daisy Miller : a study
Roderick Hudson, 1
Roderick Hudson : Roman, 1
Foreign parts
The siege of London
Der Amerikaner : Roman ; aus dem Amerikanischen
Roderick Hudson, 2
Washington Square, 1
The American, 2
Theatricals : By Henry James, 2
Der Amerikaner oder Marquis und Yanken : Roman in zwei Bänden, 1
Roderick Hudson : Roman, 2
French poets and novelists
Theatricals : By Henry James, 1
Portraits of places
The American, 1
A little tour in France
The portrait of a lady, 1
Der Amerikaner oder Marquis und Yanken : Roman in zwei Bänden, 2
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Henry James ((1843-04-15)15 April 1843 – (1916-02-28)28 February 1916) 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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