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Henry James: A Life in Letters (Penguin Classics) Book

James's correspondents included presidents and prime ministers, painters and great ladies, actresses and bishops, and the writers Robert Louis Stevenson, H.G. Wells and Edith Wharton. This fully-annotated selection from James's eloquent correspondence allows the writer to reveal himself and the fascinating world in which he lived. The letters provide a rich and fascinating source for James' views on his own works, on the literary craft, on sex, politics and friendship. Together they constitute, in Philip Horne's own words, James' 'real and best biography'.Read More

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    Presents a selection from the author's correspondence with presidents and prime ministers painters actresses and bishops and the writers Robert Louis Stevenson H G Wells and Edith Wharton. This book features the author's views on his own works on the literary craft on sex politics and friendship.

  • Product Description

    This collection of Henry James's letters-more than half of which have never been published-offers a vivid picture of his life of passionate creation and the complex world in which he lived. Through his exchanges with writers such as William Dean Howells, Henry Adams, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, and Edith Wharton, as well as presidents, prime ministers, bishops, painters, and great ladies and actresses, we gain a fascinating glimpse of James's views on sex, politics, and friendship as well as his novels and the art of writing. These letters constitute a landmark of James scholarship and the real and best biography of this most complex and compelling artist.

  • 0140435166
  • 9780140435160
  • James Henry
  • 25 January 2001
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 704
  • New Ed
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