The complete online text of The Beldonald Holbein by Henry James.

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...

Hans Holbein, born in 1498, became well-know for his paintings of the court of Henry VII. Born in Germany, Holbein moved to England because of anti-art sentiment of the evangelical movement. His talent, times, patrons and other topics are discussed. Andrew Pettegree charts...

Susan Foister. Holbein and England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004. xii + 308 pp. index. append. illus. bibl. $65. ISBN: 0-300-10280-1. Susan Foister's new book attempts to prune a dense thicket of misunderstanding that has accumulated around a...