Author : Henry James
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496201183
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Book Synopsis The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1880–1883 by : Henry James
Download or read book The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1880–1883 written by Henry James and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.