Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and died in London. In addition to many short stories, plays, and books of criticism, autobiography, and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being
Roderick Hudson (1875). They include
The Europeans,
Washington Square,
The Portrait of a Lady,
The Bostonians,
The Princess Casamassima,
The Tragic Muse,
The Spoils of Poynton,
The Awkward Age,
The Wings of the Dove,
The Ambassadors, and
The Golden Bowl.
Stephen Fender (introduction) was born in San Francisco and educated between the U.S. and U.K. He is currently a visiting professor at University College London. His most recent books include
Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in Literature, co-authored with John Sutherland, and
The Great American Speech.