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320 Henry James

The History of Literature

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The Most Difficult Side of James's Works

Henry James' best known novels include Washington Square, Casa Massimia and the Bostonians. The modern library when they rank their 100 greatest novels of all time in the late 1990s headed as number 26 which is the highest of any Henry James book on that list. His next three books are about a more or less poor American he's sort of average middling means middle age to his wealthy fiance who sends him to Paris for work.

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