Henry James was an American-born British writer who was one of the biggest contributors to literary realism. Much of James' writing is from the point of view of a character in the book. James' most famous works are Daisy Miller, The Portrait of a Lady, and The Turn of the Screw. The Turn of the Screw is a ghost novella which was published in 1898.

Henry James was an American-born British writer who was one of the biggest contributors to literary realism. Much of James' writing is from the point of view of a character in the book. James' most famous works are Daisy Miller, The Portrait of a Lady, and The Turn of the Screw. James' novel Washington Square, published in 1880, is about the tough family life between a rich and successful physician and his "average" daughter.

Henry James was an American-born British writer who became one of the most influential writers and critics of the late 19th century, particularly in regard to the literary movement known as Realism. A forerunner of writers like James Joyce, much of Henry James' works were written from the point of view of a character in the book, and many of his titles, including Daisy Miller, The Portrait of a Lady, and The Turn of the Screw, are all widely read and remain popular today. Though it is one of his lesser known works, The Aspern Papers is a suspenseful tale about a devotee of Percy Shelley who...

Henry James was an American-born British writer who became one of the most influential writers and critics of the late 19th century, particularly in regard to the literary movement known as Realism. A forerunner of writers like James Joyce, much of Henry James' works were written from the point of view of a character in the book, and many of his titles, including Daisy Miller, The Portrait of a Lady, and The Turn of the Screw, are all widely read and remain popular today. While novels like The American and The Ambassadors explore an American's trip to Europe, The Europeans looks at the...