Henry James
Henry James (1843–1916) was born in New York City into a wealthy, intellectual family—his brother William James became America's foremost philosopher—and spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a British citizen in the last year of his life. He is the supreme analyst of consciousness in English-language fiction, the writer who made the novel an instrument of psychological precision. This author hub collects 5 works in the Canon Compass ranking, led by The Portrait of a Lady.
Start with The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, ranked #78 in the Canon Compass list.
Featured Books
Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady: Isabel Archer's fateful quest for freedom in a world that conspires to contain her. A masterwork of psychological fiction.
Henry James's The Turn of the Screw: a governess, two children, and ghostly presences in a masterpiece of ambiguity.
Henry James's The Ambassadors: a middle-aged American discovers life and loss in Paris. A late masterpiece of consciousness.
Henry James's Wings of the Dove: Love, deception, and sacrifice in London and Venice. Experience a masterwork of psychological fiction.
Henry James's intricate masterpiece of marriage, betrayal, and moral complexity among American wealth and European aristocracy.