Complete Letters of Henry James, 1884-1886

Recipient of the Approved Edition seal from the Modern Language Associations Committee on Scholarly Editions This volume of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 18841886 includes 179 letters, 94 published for the first time, written between November 11, 1884, and December 21, 1885. The letters mark Henry Jamess ongoing efforts to care for his sister, develop his work, strengthen his professional status, build friendships old and new, and maximize his income. James details work on midcareer novels The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima as well as on tales that would help to define his career. He reveals his close acquaintance with British politics and politicians. This volume opens with Alice Jamess arrival in England and concludes with Henry Jamess plans to leave his flat in Piccadilly for his new address in De Vere Gardens, Kensington.