Henry James

author

Henry James

1843–1916

Best known for novels and ghost stories that turn social scenes into psychological drama, this master stylist explored the tensions between Americans and Europeans, innocence and experience. His work helped bridge 19th-century realism and literary modernism.

94 Audiobooks

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

Italian Hours

Italian Hours

by Henry James

Pandora

Pandora

by Henry James

The Middle Years

The Middle Years

by Henry James

The Coxon Fund

The Coxon Fund

by Henry James

A Bundle of Letters

A Bundle of Letters

by Henry James

Daisy Miller: A Study

Daisy Miller: A Study

by Henry James

The Europeans

The Europeans

by Henry James

What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

by Henry James

The Marriages

The Marriages

by Henry James

The American

The American

by Henry James

Roderick Hudson

Roderick Hudson

by Henry James

The Tragic Muse

The Tragic Muse

by Henry James

The Death of the Lion

The Death of the Lion

by Henry James

The Pension Beaurepas

The Pension Beaurepas

by Henry James

The Altar of the Dead

The Altar of the Dead

by Henry James

The Reverberator

The Reverberator

by Henry James

The Spoils of Poynton

The Spoils of Poynton

by Henry James

A Passionate Pilgrim

A Passionate Pilgrim

by Henry James

The Chaperon

The Chaperon

by Henry James

The Ivory Tower

The Ivory Tower

by Henry James

Madame De Mauves

Madame De Mauves

by Henry James

The Beldonald Holbein

The Beldonald Holbein

by Henry James

Watch and ward

Watch and ward

by Henry James

Greville Fane

Greville Fane

by Henry James

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors

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

The Awkward Age

The Awkward Age

by Henry James

The Jolly Corner

The Jolly Corner

by Henry James

The American scene

The American scene

by Henry James

The Patagonia

The Patagonia

by Henry James

The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

by Henry James

Washington Square

Washington Square

by Henry James

Embarrassments

Embarrassments

by Henry James

The Aspern Papers

The Aspern Papers

by Henry James

Four Meetings

Four Meetings

by Henry James

The Point of View

The Point of View

by Henry James

Nona Vincent

Nona Vincent

by Henry James

The Outcry

The Outcry

by Henry James

Portraits of places

Portraits of places

by Henry James

A landscape painter

A landscape painter

by Henry James

In the Cage

In the Cage

by Henry James

Louisa Pallant

Louisa Pallant

by Henry James

English Hours

English Hours

by Henry James

Partial Portraits

Partial Portraits

by Henry James

Sir Dominick Ferrand

Sir Dominick Ferrand

by Henry James

The Path Of Duty

The Path Of Duty

by Henry James

Picture and Text 1893

Picture and Text 1893

by Henry James

A Small Boy and Others

A Small Boy and Others

by Henry James

The Pupil

The Pupil

by Henry James

Confidence

Confidence

by Henry James

Georgina's Reasons

Georgina's Reasons

by Henry James

Glasses

Glasses

by Henry James

Gabrielle de Bergerac

Gabrielle de Bergerac

by Henry James

The Finer Grain

The Finer Grain

by Henry James

Eugene Pickering

Eugene Pickering

by Henry James

Views and Reviews

Views and Reviews

by Henry James

The Sacred Fount

The Sacred Fount

by Henry James

The Birthplace

The Birthplace

by Henry James

The Sense of the Past

The Sense of the Past

by Henry James

About the author

Born in New York City on April 15, 1843, he grew up in an intellectually lively family and spent much of his youth traveling between the United States and Europe. That transatlantic upbringing shaped a lifetime of fiction about culture, class, and the subtle misunderstandings between the New World and the Old.

He became one of the great novelists of the English language, admired for his psychological depth, careful prose, and intense attention to consciousness and point of view. Among his best-known works are The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, The Wings of the Dove, and The Ambassadors.

Later in life he settled in England and became a British citizen in 1915. He died in London on February 28, 1916, leaving behind novels, stories, essays, travel writing, and criticism that continue to influence readers and writers alike.