Author Biography
About The Author Henry James (1843 -1916) was an Anglo-American writer who alternated between the U.S. and Europe, spending much of his career in Britain where he became an English subject. He is well regarded for his novels discussing Americans and their brush with Europeans. His books explore consciousness and perception. His books, particularly later works, have been compared to impressionist painting. He is one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was born the son of Henry James, Sr. the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. The author's method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception. His use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction. In addition to fiction, he published articles and books of travel, biography, autobiography, and criticism, and wrote plays. James alternated between America and Europe for the first twenty years of his life; eventually he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916 Henry James Classics include: 1. The American (1877) 2. The Europeans (1878) 3. Daisy Miller: A Study (1879) 4. Washington Square (1880) 5. The Portrait of a Lady (1881) 6. The Aspern Papers (1888) 7. The Spoils of Poynton (1896) 8. What Maisie Knew (1897) 9. The Turn of the Screw (1898) 10. The Awkward Age (1899) 11. The Beast in the Jungle (1903) 12. The Ambassadors (1903) 13. The Golden Bowl (Volumes I and II) (1904) 14. Italian Hours (1909) 15. The Figure in the Carpet (1916)