Henry James was born off Broadway, in Washington Place, New York, 1843, the second of five children. Henry's father, Henry James Sr. (q.v.), contrary to the Protestant work ethic that had brought him inherited wealth, preached a life of being rather than doing. He was reliant on his wife Mary who appeared both strong and selfless. His main activity was propounding his philosophical and social ideas for the spiritual and social improvement of mankind in numerous lectures, essays, writing in the press and informal advocacy; and travelling, often at short notice.

So the James children grew up on the move, on both sides of the Atlantic. Henry Jr. crossed it as a baby, for a stay of nearly two years, and then again at twelve, …

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Campbell, Kate. "Henry James". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 June 2002
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Articles on James' works

1. “The Altar of the Dead”
2. “The Real Thing”
3. A Small Boy and Others
4. Daisy Miller
5. Glasses
6. In the Cage
7. Italian Hours
8. Julia Bride
9. Notes of a Son and Brother
10. Paste
11. Roderick Hudson
12. The Ambassadors
13. The American Scene
14. The Aspern Papers
15. The Beast in the Jungle
16. The Birthplace
17. The Europeans
18. The Figure in the Carpet
19. The Golden Bowl
20. The Jolly Corner
21. The Lesson of the Master
22. The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales
23. The Middle Years
24. The Portrait of a Lady
25. The Private Life
26. The Pupil
27. The Sacred Fount
28. The Sense of the Past
29. The Tragic Muse
30. The Turn of the Screw
31. The Wings of the Dove
32. Washington Square
33. What Maisie Knew
34. Within the Rim and Other Essays, 1914-1915

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