1843-1916

Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of Henry James. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Henry James.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Daisy Miller, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Ambassadors, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Presents an account of the murder of Iowa farmer John Hossack in December 1900, drawing from newspaper accounts, government documents, unpublished memoirs, and the legal record to retrace the subsequent investigation, and the arrest and trial of his wife, Margaret.

Nineteenth-century writer Henry James is heartbroken when his first play performs poorly in contrast to Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" and struggles with subsequent doubts about his sexual identity.

Examines how the writings of Henry James, William Faulkner, and Toni Morrison have influenced the formation of racial identities in the United States.

"Demonstrates the persistance of James's theoretical assumptions from his writings and those of his disciple Perey Lubbock through the critique of Jamesian theory"--Back cover.

An illustrated biography of author Henry James that draws on James's own illustrations and sketches to explore how art influenced his life and work and reveal the scope of his visual imagination.