Henry James

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HJ (who began publishing in 1871 and continued into the twentieth century) left his native USA to settle in England early in his writing career. Known for his extreme subtlety, verging at times on obscurity,
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press.
he was hugely influential as a novelist, short-story writer, and critic. His also wrote plays, which, however, were unsuccessful on stage.

Milestones

15 April 1843

Novelist HJ was born at 21 Washington Place in New York City.
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February 1864

The story A Tragedy of Error, HJ 's first publication, appeared in New York's Continental Monthly.
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27 January-16 April 1898

HJ published in Collier's Weekly a ghost story entitled The Turn of the Screw. It is probably his best-known work.
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28 February 1916

HJ , novelist, died at home at 21 Carlyle Mansions, Chelsea.
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Biography

Birth

15 April 1843

Novelist HJ was born at 21 Washington Place in New York City.
Gale, Robert L. A Henry James Encyclopedia. Greenwood.
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