The complete letters of Henry James, 1876-1878

This critical and scholarly edition presents the complete letters of Henry James, one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language. comprising more than ten thousand letters and addressing a remarkably wide range of topics, this edition is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of James, of the European novel and modern literature, and of American and English literature, culture, and criticism. Volume 1. Written between December 1876 and December 1877, the letters in this volume trace James's departure from Paris and his arrival and domestication in London, where he would live at least part of each year for most of the rest of his life. In London, James quickly becomes immersed in the social and literary life of the city and of the nation. He is invited as an honorary guest to the Athenaeum Club; dines with Lord Houghton, William Gladstone, Alfred Tennyson, Heinrich Schliemann, and "half a dozen other men of 'high culture;'" and continues his friendship with Turgenev, who lives in Paris. In addition, to his regular production of critical and travel essays, he completes "The American," contracts with Macmillan to publish "French Poets and Novelists," revises "Watch and Ward" for book publication, and travels to France and Italy. Volume 2. This volume contains letters written from December 21, 1877, to September 29, 1878, when, having settled comfortably into London life, James finished preparing the foundation for the career that would define his reputation as a critic and fiction writer. During this time James published "Daisy Miller" and "The Europeans" as well as other fiction, reviews, and cultural criticism.

Year

2012

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Editions

1

ISBN

9780803240636

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