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Henry James was a male author born on 15 April 1843 and died on 28 February 1916. His notable works include *Roderick Hudson*, *The turn of the screw*, *Glasses*, *Letters of Henry James to Walter Berry*, and *Catalogue of rare and secondhand books of interest to book- lovers, collectors and connoisseurs ... .* He is associated with the genres of audiobook and spoken word, and is tagged as British, English, and linked to Librivox.
James is similar to authors such as Jane Austen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Julian Barnes. His works have been referenced by 1,798 other encyclopedia articles. He has 5,158 works listed in the Open Library and 36 works in Europeana Sparql. Quotes attributed to him include, "In the long run an opinion often borrows credit from the forbearance of its patrons," and "Everything about Florence seems to be coloured with a mild violet, like diluted wine."
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- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- London
- Father
- Henry James, Sr.
- Sibling
- William James
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Notable work
- The Turn of the Screw
- Field of work
- English-language literature
- Genre
- Gothic literature
- Movement
- literary realism
- Image
- Henry James by John Singer Sargent cleaned.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Lamb House
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- Henry James
- cause of death
- stroke
- date of birth
- 1843-01-01
- date of death
- 1916-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Henry James
- influenced by
- Honoré de Balzac
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- name in native language
- Henry James
- different from
- Henry James, Sr.
- P8168
- Édgar García de Dios
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Henry James, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Der Amerikaner : Roman ; aus dem Amerikanischen
The Europeans : a sketch
The portrait of a lady, 3
The Turn of The Screw
Foreign parts
Eugene Pickering
Washington Square, 2
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 2
Washington Square. the pension Beaurepas, a bundle of letters. by Henry James. 2 (1881)
Portraits of places. by Henry James
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 1
The American. in two volumes
Eugene Pickering
The portrait of a lady. in three volumes. by Henry James. 3
Washington Square. the pension Beaurepas, a bundle of letters. by Henry James. 1 (1881)
The portrait of a lady, 2
Daisy Miller : a study
Roderick Hudson, 1
Roderick Hudson : Roman, 1
Foreign parts
The siege of London
Der Amerikaner : Roman ; aus dem Amerikanischen
Roderick Hudson, 2
Washington Square, 1
The American, 2
Theatricals : By Henry James, 2
Der Amerikaner oder Marquis und Yanken : Roman in zwei Bänden, 1
Roderick Hudson : Roman, 2
French poets and novelists
Theatricals : By Henry James, 1
Portraits of places
The American, 1
A little tour in France
The portrait of a lady, 1
Der Amerikaner oder Marquis und Yanken : Roman in zwei Bänden, 2
Hawthorne
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Henry James ((1843-04-15)15 April 1843 – (1916-02-28)28 February 1916) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of theologian Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
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