![]() His father, Henry James Sr., was interested in various religious and literary pursuits. Henry James was born in New York City into a wealthy, intellectually inclined family. ![]() An extraordinarily productive writer, he published substantive books of travel writing, biography, autobiography and visual arts criticism. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and possibly unreliable narrators in his own Novels and Tales brought a new depth and interest to narrative fiction. James contributed significantly to the criticism of fiction, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. Henry James, OM (April 15, 1843-February 28, 1916), son of Henry James Sr.Īnd brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ![]()
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