Henry James
An American novelist and naturalized Englishman, Henry James was an important figure in transatlantic literary culture of the day.
Synopsis
Born on April 15, 1843, in New York City, Henry James became one of his generation's most well-known writers and remains so to this day for such works as The Portrait of a Lady and The Turn of the Screw. Having lived in England for 40 years, James became a British subject in 1915, the year before his death. He died on February 28, 1916, in London, England.
