Books And Quotes By Henry James

Quotes by Henry James

"Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind."

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"She feels in italics and thinks in CAPITALS."

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"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."

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"I'm glad you like adverbs — I adore them; they are the only qualifications I really much respect."

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"It's time to start living the life you've imagined."

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Books by Henry James

La lettera scarlatta
726,520 ratings
Published January 1st 1995 by Einaudi
(first published March 16th 1850)

L'isola del tesoro
416,478 ratings
Published 2004 by Mondadori
(first published 1883)

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde & The Turn Of The Screw
409,600 ratings
Published
(first published January 5th 1886)

La signora Bovary
266,527 ratings
Published 2005 by Einaudi
(first published 1857)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles
244,983 ratings
Published August 7th 2015 by Titan Read
(first published 1891)

The Age of Innocence (+Audiobook): With Recommended Collection
143,578 ratings
Published August 8th 2015 by Titan Read
(first published June 20th 1920)

Vanity Fair (+Audiobook): With 5 Other Standards of English Literature
120,950 ratings
Published July 10th 2015 by Titan Read
(first published 1848)

Turn Of The Screw
118,373 ratings

Henry James : The Turn of the Screw
118,369 ratings
March 23rd 2021

The House of Mirth (+Audiobook): With Recommended Collection
87,364 ratings
Published August 13th 2015 by Titan Read
(first published October 14th 1905)

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Henry James
Date of birth: April 15, 1843
Died: February 28, 1916
Born: in New York City, New York, The United States.

Description: Henry James, OM, son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction. He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. His plots centered on personal relationships, the proper exercise of power in such relationships, and other moral questions. His method of writing from the point of view of a character within a tale allowed him to explore the phenomena of consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting.
James insisted that writers in Great Britain and America should be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world, as French authors were. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to realistic fiction, and foreshadowed the modernist work of the twentieth century. An extraordinarily productive writer, in addition to his voluminous works of fiction he published articles and books of travel writing, biography, autobiography, and criticism,and wrote plays, some of which were performed during his lifetime with moderate success. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales.

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