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Henry James: The Untried Years: 1843-1870
by Leon Edel
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Synopsis
The James family will never lose its unique fascination. Much has been written about them; but in the case of Henry James, it has remained for Leon Edel to project the biography that will, for this generation at least, be definitive. A few years ago Edmund Wilson wrote that Mr. Edel "is probably ...
The James family will never lose its unique fascination. Much has been written about them; but in the case of Henry James, it has remained for Leon Edel to project the biography that will, for this generation at least, be definitive. A few years ago Edmund Wilson wrote that Mr. Edel "is probably now the foremost authority on Henry James." This authority is the result of a close study continuing over more than twenty years. The present volume, which gives the first complete account of the youth of Henry James, brilliantly confirms Edmund Wilson's statement.

