The complete letters of Henry James, 1878-1880Henry James ; edited by Pierre A. Walker and Greg W. Zacharias.

James, Henry, 1843-1916,

The complete letters of Henry James, 1878-1880Henry James ; edited by Pierre A. Walker and Greg W. Zacharias. - Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xix, 265 pages) : illustrations - The complete letters of Henry James .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Acknowledgments; Symbols and Abbreviations; Chronology; Errata; 1879; September ; October ; November ; December ; 1880; January ; February ; March ; April ; May; Supplement; Biographical Register; Genealogies; General Editors' Note; Works Cited; Index

Containing letters written between September 2, 1879, and May 14, 1880, this second volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878-1880 documents the full establishment of Henry James as a professional writer and critic on both sides of the Atlantic, as James publishes the novel Confidence and the literary biography Hawthorne and begins work on Washington Square and The Portrait of a Lady. James also visits Paris, Florence, Rome, and Naples; begins his friendship with Constance Fenimore Woolson; and deepens his attachment to London and to his friends and acquaintances there.



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Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence.
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence.


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