The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878–1880

The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878–1880
Author: Henry James
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0803254245

Containing letters written between October 3, 1878, and August 30, 1879, this volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James reveals Henry James establishing control of his writing career and finding confidence in himself not only as a professional author on both sides of the Atlantic but also as an important social figure in London. In this volume of 114 letters, of which 58 are published for the first time, we see James learning to negotiate, pitting one publisher against another, and working to secure simultaneous publication in the United States and England. He establishes a working relationship with Frederick Macmillan and with the Macmillan publishing house, cultivates reviewers, basks in the success—and notoriety—of his novella Daisy Miller, and visits Alfred Tennyson and George Eliot, among others. James also produces essays on political subjects and continues to publish reviews and travel essays. Perhaps most important, James negotiates terms for and begins planning The Portrait of a Lady.

Daisy Miller and An International Episode

Daisy Miller and An International Episode
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0199639884

A unique edition of James's two complementary tales, 'Daisy Miller' and 'An International Episode', in which the young American girl irrupts into European society. This edition includes introduction and notes by Adrian Poole, and an Appendix on stage and screen versions of 'Daisy Miller'.