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Also known as Henricus James

American and British writer (1843–1916)

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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."

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Henry
Family name
James
Gender
male
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Henry James by John Singer Sargent cleaned.jpg
Work location
Paris
Residence
Lamb House
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writing language
English language
Commons category
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
Commons gallery
Henry James
name in native language
Henry James
different from
Henry James, Sr.
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
medical condition
stuttering
Commons Creator page
Henry James
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Henry James, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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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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