Henry James
Henry James
Henry James, OM15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American-born writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 April 1843
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
boats hide ram steal
On moonless nights, they would hide with lanterns to get boats to ram into barges so they could steal from the ships.
farm farmer pulling
This is a pretty serious-minded farm show. But it has to be when you're pulling the farmer away from the farm.
learning ideas force
Ideas are, in truth, force.
window attics cracked
Always keep a window in the attic open; not just cracked: open.
illustration media mind
The faculty of attention has utterly vanished from the Anglo-Saxon mind, extinguished at its source by the big bayad?re of journalism, of the newspaper and the picture magazine which keeps screaming, "Look at me." Illustrations, loud simplifications... bill poster advertising ? only these stand a chance.
havens ifs
If you haven't had your life what have you had?
savannah taste cups
I recall my fleeting instants in Savannah as the taste of a cup charged to the brim.