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 t...
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 pu...
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 pu...
The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness,...
Neil Ruddock faces a wild time Down Under with a bizarre bunch of celebrities. But Razor's crazy past means he is cut out for the task, reports Adrian Curtis WANTED: sportsman to play the Phil Tufnell role on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me...
WHAT AMERICANS REALLY THINK And Why Our Politicians Pay No Attention By Barry Sussman Pantheon. 278 pp. $18.95 RONALD REAGAN, surely the most conservative president since Calvin Coolidge, captured 59 percent of the popular vote and carried 49 of 50...
Having been greeted with gee-whiz American reviews (and one or two stifled yawns), Tina Brown’s The Diana Chronicles has landed near the top of the New York Times best-seller list. The reception on the other side of the pond has been less polite. Consider, for...
In the following essay, Haddick discusses Henry James's "The Beast in the Jungle" in terms of Otto Rank's concept that human life is characterized by an inner struggle between forces of fear and growth.
Compares Walter Sickerts perception of reality in his painting titled "Ennui" with Henry James' idea of perception in his short story "The Beast In The Jungle."
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