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Biography

Name: Henry James
Birth Date: April 15, 1843
Death Date: February 28, 1916
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: author

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Biography of Henry James
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The American author Henry James (1843-1916) was one of the major novelists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works deal largely with the impact of Europe and its society on Americans. Henry James, the son of a theologian and the brother of...
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Biography of Henry James
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The first important fact in the life of Henry James is the wealth of his paternal grandfather, the Irish immigrant William James (1771-1832), who, when he died in Albany, New York, left a fortune of $3 million (based on salt, tobacco, real estate, and...
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Biography of Henry James
11,013 words, approx. 37 pages
Traveling often throughout his long and productive life, Henry James wrote fiction and travel literature about Americans in Europe and Europeans in America during the great epoch of transatlantic tourism and exchange in the second half of the...
 


Quotations
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Henry James Quotes
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Henry James , OM ( 1843-04-15 – 1916-02-28 ), brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James , was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See also: The American Scene Contents 1 Sourced 1.1...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Henry James - (1843 - 1916) Summary
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Henry James - (1843 - 1916) American novelist, short story and novella writer, essayist, critic, biographer, autobiographer, and playwright. James is considered one of the great novelists in the English language and the writer at the forefront of the...
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Henry James Information
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News and Journals
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The New York Observer
Tuesday, November 27th
11/20/2007: 299 words, approx. 1 pages
Yikes! Yelp! Screech! Ka-BLOOEY! The city lurches back into full swing, with galas, benefits and socialite Lydia Hearst—who recently told The Observer she sees herself as a “Hemingway type”—launching a Holiday Bag for PUMA party at 60 Thompson! Then salt your baguettes, fellas, it’s...
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The New York Observer
Louis Auchincloss at 90: Nasty Nookie in the Night
9/18/2007: 558 words, approx. 2 pages
THE HEADMASTER’S DILEMMABy Louis Auchincloss Houghton Mifflin, 192 pages, $25 Louis Auchincloss’ fans will be happy to celebrate his 90th birthday later this month with The Headmaster’s Dilemma, a novel that puts his grand total at more than 60 books of assorted fiction and nonfiction....
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'Eternity' star Deborah Kerr dies at 86
10/18/2007: 1,022 words, approx. 3 pages
Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood's most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer's unhappy wife in "From Here to Eternity" and danced with the Siamese monarch in "The King and I," has died. She was 86.Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died Tuesday...
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The New York Observer
Ozick\'d5s Ongoing Argument, A Dip in the Rollercoaster
6/25/2006: 1,005 words, approx. 3 pages
This collection of 20 recent essays by Cynthia Ozick begins with a memorial appreciation of Susan Sontag. It’s noble and notable that Ms. Ozick should appreciate Sontag, a vanquishing rival for literary reputation and, equally to the point, a liberal emanating from the old Partisan...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Richard A. Hocks
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In the following essay, Hocks explores the international theme—the contrast between Americans and Europeans—in Henry James's short fiction.
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Mary Joseph
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In the following essay, Joseph interprets the many characters in Henry James's fiction who take their own lives in terms of the classifications of suicidal behavior adduced by Émile Durkheim in his Suicide: A Study in Sociology.
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William Hoffa
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In the following essay, Hoffa examines the motivation, method, and mood underlying Henry James's Autobiography.


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