Henry James

author

Henry James

1843–1916

Known for elegant, psychologically rich fiction, this American-born writer explored the tensions between Europe and the United States with unusual depth and subtlety. His novels and tales helped shape modern literary realism, from intimate studies of consciousness to haunting ghost stories.

97 Audiobooks

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

Daisy Miller: A Study

Daisy Miller: A Study

by Henry James

Washington Square

Washington Square

by Henry James

The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

by Henry James

The Jolly Corner

The Jolly Corner

by Henry James

The American

The American

by Henry James

What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

by Henry James

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

by Henry James

A Bundle of Letters

A Bundle of Letters

by Henry James

Italian Hours

Italian Hours

by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

The Europeans

The Europeans

by Henry James

Confidence

Confidence

by Henry James

The Pupil

The Pupil

by Henry James

The Altar of the Dead

The Altar of the Dead

by Henry James

Roderick Hudson

Roderick Hudson

by Henry James

In the Cage

In the Cage

by Henry James

English Hours

English Hours

by Henry James

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, John Kendrick Bangs, Alice Brown, Mary Stewart Cutting, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, William Dean Howells, Henry James, Elizabeth Garver Jordan, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Henry Van Dyke, Mary Heaton Vorse, Edith Wyatt

The American scene

The American scene

by Henry James

The Tragic Muse

The Tragic Muse

by Henry James

Hawthorne

Hawthorne

by Henry James

The Awkward Age

The Awkward Age

by Henry James

Embarrassments

Embarrassments

by Henry James

A Small Boy and Others

A Small Boy and Others

by Henry James

Partial Portraits

Partial Portraits

by Henry James

The Spoils of Poynton

The Spoils of Poynton

by Henry James

Picture and Text

Picture and Text

by Henry James

The Middle Years

The Middle Years

by Henry James

The Ivory Tower

The Ivory Tower

by Henry James

The Sacred Fount

The Sacred Fount

by Henry James

The Death of the Lion

The Death of the Lion

by Henry James

Views and Reviews

Views and Reviews

by Henry James

The Birthplace

The Birthplace

by Henry James

Pandora

Pandora

by Henry James

Watch and ward

Watch and ward

by Henry James

Madame De Mauves

Madame De Mauves

by Henry James

Glasses

Glasses

by Henry James

The Marriages

The Marriages

by Henry James

The Path Of Duty

The Path Of Duty

by Henry James

The Coxon Fund

The Coxon Fund

by Henry James

The Reverberator

The Reverberator

by Henry James

The Point of View

The Point of View

by Henry James

The Outcry

The Outcry

by Henry James

The Patagonia

The Patagonia

by Henry James

Georgina's Reasons

Georgina's Reasons

by Henry James

Portraits of places

Portraits of places

by Henry James

The Chaperon

The Chaperon

by Henry James

Four Meetings

Four Meetings

by Henry James

The Sense of the Past

The Sense of the Past

by Henry James

Louisa Pallant

Louisa Pallant

by Henry James

Greville Fane

Greville Fane

by Henry James

Nona Vincent

Nona Vincent

by Henry James

The Finer Grain

The Finer Grain

by Henry James

A Passionate Pilgrim

A Passionate Pilgrim

by Henry James

A landscape painter

A landscape painter

by Henry James

The Pension Beaurepas

The Pension Beaurepas

by Henry James

Sir Dominick Ferrand

Sir Dominick Ferrand

by Henry James

The Beldonald Holbein

The Beldonald Holbein

by Henry James

Gabrielle de Bergerac

Gabrielle de Bergerac

by Henry James

Eugene Pickering

Eugene Pickering

by Henry James

About the author

Born in New York City in 1843, he grew up in an intellectually lively family and spent much of his youth traveling in Europe. That international upbringing fed one of the central themes of his work: the meeting, and often the misunderstanding, between American and European culture.

He became one of the major novelists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, admired for the precision of his style and the way he traced the inner lives of his characters. His best-known works include The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Turn of the Screw.

Later in life he made England his permanent home, and in 1915 he became a British citizen. He died in 1916, leaving behind a body of fiction and criticism that continues to influence readers and writers for its moral complexity, emotional restraint, and close attention to consciousness.