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June 6, 2021 Henry James is remembered as one of the greatest American authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His works, including The Portrait of a Lady and The Turn of the Screw, are considered to be classics of American literature. He is also known for his influential theories on the novel and his groundbreaking use of psychological realism. This page contains news, articles and videos about Henry James and his works.
Reading by Whim: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Reader – Thornfield Hall
In an essay at the TLS, Ian Sansom gently mocks bookish New Year's resolutions. Some readers bustle pompously, declaring it the Year of Proust - and perhaps getting a book out of it. But Sansom's plans to devote the year to Dickens, Henry James, or Simenon always fail. By February, he is back to reading…
On Reading Big Books Again: The Doll by Bolesław Prus |
I've been reading enormous books again---the doorstopper variety that Henry James famously labelled as "loose, baggy monsters." It's not that I had developed an aversion to large books or to reading in general but I seem to have lost interest in longer tomes in the past 3 years. I remember reading Neil Peart's book Ghost…