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The Real Henry James Episodes

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  1. Childhood and Family

    5/5 Henry James reflects on his extraordinary childhood and family in old age.

  2. Encounters with Famous People

    4/5 Letters and memoirs recount encounters with Dickens, Tennyson and Thackeray.

  3. Modern Women

    3/5 Henry James on feminism, female suffrage and how his friendships with women inspired him.

  4. Dining Out in English Society

    2/5 Henry James's enthusiastic entry into English society, as revealed by entertaining letters

  5. Europe v America

    1/5 Was James English or American? Letters reveal why he felt like an outsider to both.