Research Catalog

Title

The complete letters of Henry James, 1880-1883 / Henry James ; edited by Michael Anesko and Greg W. Zacharias ; associate editor, Katie Sommer ; with an introduction by Susan M. Griffin.

Author

James, Henry, 1843-1916

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]-

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Details

Additional Authors

• Anesko, Michael
• Zacharias, Greg W., 1958-
• Griffin, Susan M., 1953-

Description

volumes; 27 cm

Summary

Volume 1. This volume includes 122 letters, 67 of which are published for the first time, written between June 6, 1880, and October 20, 1881. The letters recorded Henry James's confirmation of his identity as a London resident, follow his struggles with the complexities of his professional life, and illustrate his closer attention to family and friends. His friends, such as Henry and Clover Adams, and family members, such as his brother William, view him as their resident Londoner. When his sister, Alice, and her companion, Katharine Loring, travel to Britain, James both supervises Alice's state of health and also reports on its status to their parents. The letters show James's professional life as he shifts away from writing pot-boiling reviews and short fiction toward the greater novels that continue to be associated with him, especially The Portrait of a Lady. We also see James negotiating with publishers and arranging whenever possible simultaneous publication in Britain and the United States in order to maximize his writing income. This volume concludes with James's much-anticipated return to his native America, buoyed by his completion of "The Portrait of a Lady." The journey marked a significant milestone in the author's life.

Series Statement

• Complete letters of Henry James
• James, Henry, 1843-1916. Correspondence. University of Nebraska Press.

Uniform Title

Correspondence. Selections

Alternative Title

Correspondence.

Subject

• James, Henry, 1843-1916
• 1800-1999
• Authors, American > 19th century > Correspondence
• Authors, American > 20th century > Correspondence
• Authors, American

Genre/Form

Records and correspondence.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Volume 1. 1880-1881 -- Volume 2. 1880-1883

Call Number

JFM 17-8

ISBN

• 9780803285477
• 0803285477
• 9781496201188
• 1496201183

LCCN

2015042483

OCLC

933507491

Author

James, Henry, 1843-1916, author.

Title

The complete letters of Henry James, 1880-1883 / Henry James ; edited by Michael Anesko and Greg W. Zacharias ; associate editor, Katie Sommer ; with an introduction by Susan M. Griffin.

Publisher

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]-

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Complete letters of Henry James

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Correspondence. University of Nebraska Press.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1999

Added Author

Anesko, Michael, editor.

Zacharias, Greg W., 1958- editor.

Griffin, Susan M., 1953- writer of introduction.

Other Form:

Electronic version: James, Henry, 1843-1916. Correspondence. Selections. Complete letters of Henry James, 1880-1883. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2016 9780803288270 (DLC) 2015051042 (OCoLC)933560146

Research Call Number

JFM 17-8