Project Gutenberg 2011-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 123 West, Rebecca 1892 1983 Fairfield, Cecily Isabel Andrews, Cecily Isabel Fairfield Fairfield, Cicely Isabel Fairfield, Cicily Isabel 67027663 Henry James Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Henry James" by Rebecca West is a biographical work written in the early 20th century. This book explores the life and literary genius of the famed American novelist, Henry James, offering insights into his background, influences, and the thematic preoccupations that shaped his writings. It delves into his dual American and European identities, emphasizing how his experiences between these cultures informed his literary acclaim. The opening of the work provides a background on Henry James's early life, highlighting the cultural and familial dynamics that shaped him. It discusses the influence of his family, particularly his father, a Swedenborgian minister, and how early exposure to Europe sparked a lifelong quest for cultural refinement. The narrative illustrates the backdrop of 19th-century America, characterized by a lack of established culture and the emerging artistic voices of the time. Through anecdotes that underscore James's artistic sensibility, the beginning sets the stage for a deeper understanding of his complex character and the intricate relationship he had with the themes of identity, culture, and creativity that permeated his body of work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37300/37300-h/images/cover.jpg en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography James, Henry, 1843-1916 PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 168864 168859 2024-10-15T17:18:11.486372 2023-09-16T09:21:30.005843 text/html text/html 164949 2011-09-03T07:43:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 547004 2011-09-03T07:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 558875 2024-10-15T17:18:14.835440 application/epub+zip 559805 2024-10-15T17:18:12.058363 application/epub+zip 119692 2024-10-15T17:18:11.747359 application/epub+zip 620020 2024-10-15T17:18:17.096320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603228 2024-10-15T17:18:14.472365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165102 2022-09-17T06:50:54.074192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148782 148579 2024-10-15T17:18:10.926387 2023-09-16T09:21:29.553835 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148647 2011-09-03T07:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58912 2011-09-03T07:45:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 148643 2011-09-03T07:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58853 2011-09-03T07:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21859 2024-10-15T17:18:17.252332 application/rdf+xml 14815 2024-10-15T17:18:11.821345 image/jpeg 1790 2024-10-15T17:18:11.783357 image/jpeg 552344 2024-10-15T17:18:11.513355 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia