This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1883 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry
James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James
had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private
tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy
of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years
old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where he remained for the vast
majority of the rest of his life, becoming a British citizen in 1915.
From this point on, he was a hugely prolific author, eventually
producing twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories and
novellas, as well as literary criticism, plays and travelogues. Amongst
James's most famous works are The Europeans (1878), Daisy Miller (1878),
Washington Square (1880), The Bostonians (1886), and one of the most
famous ghost stories of all time, The Turn of the Screw (1898). We are
republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern
editions, using the original text and artwork.