BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Criticism/Essays Biographies Biographies My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help
Not What You Meant?  There are 126 definitions for Henry.

Search "Henry James"

Biographies Navigation
 


Henry James Biography

Print-Friendly  Order the PDF version  Order the RTF version
About 64 pages (19,287 words)
Henry James Summary

Bookmark and Share
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

Encyclopedia of World Biography on Henry James

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 public utilities). A second significant circumstance in the life of the future novelist is his earliest recorded memory: he was less than two years old, was in Paris with his parents, and looked out their carriage window upon an impressive sight, the stately Place Vendome with "its . . . tall and glorious column." A third fact always to be aware of in trying to come to terms with James is suggested in a passage from a letter which, as an old man, he wrote to his gloomy old friend Henry Adams: "1 am that queer monster, the artist, an obstinate finality, an inexhaustible sensibility." These are the ingredients for a unique Jamesian combination: family wealth, travel abroad, and abiding artistic sensibility.

This is a free page. This page contains 151 words. This biography contains 19,287 words (approx. 64 pages at 300 words per page).

Read the rest of this Biography with our Henry James Access Pass.

More Information
  • View Henry James Study Pack
  • 126 Alternative Definitions
  • Search Results for "Henry James"
  • Add This to Your Bibliography
  • More Products on This Subject
    Henry James
    The American author Henry James (1843-1916) was one of the major novelists of the late 19th and ear... more

    Henry James
    The first important fact in the life of Henry James is the wealth of his paternal grandfather, the ... more


     
    Copyrights
    Henry James from Encyclopedia of World Biography. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


    About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy