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The American

The American( )
Author: James, Henry
Tuttleton, James W.
ISBN:978-0-393-09091-8
Publication Date:Sep 1978
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $30.95
Book Description:

The text reprinted in this volume is based on an examination of the five printed versions of The American (first published in 1877) which appeared in James's lifetime, and it is preceded by his "Preface to the New York Edition" (1907).

Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.3 x 2.12 x 0.25 cm
Book Weight:0.482 Kilograms
Author Biography
James, Henry (Author)
Henry James, American novelist and literary critic, was born in 1843 in New York City. Psychologist-philosopher William James was his brother. By the age of 18, he had lived in France, England, Switzerland, Germany, and New England. In 1876, he moved to London, having decided to live abroad permanently.

James was a prolific writer; his writings include 22 novels, 113 tales, 15 plays, approximately 10 books of criticism, and 7 travel books. His best-known works include Daisy Miller, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The American Scene. His works of fiction are elegant and articulate looks at Victorian society; while primarily set in genteel society, James subtlely explores class issues, sexual repression, and psychological distress.

Henry James died in 1916 in London. The James Memorial Stone in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, commemorates him.

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