It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
Henry James
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869
Catalog books
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116
Works
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1879 to 2024
Strongest span
Who This Author Is
Henry James has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 869 catalog-linked books across 1879 to 2024, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.
Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with What Maisie Knew and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1879 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Kessinger Publishing and IndyPublish.com.
Best Place To Start
Author At A Glance
Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Kessinger Publishing and IndyPublish.com
Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction
Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list
UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1879 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Kessinger Publishing and IndyPublish.com.
Top Books To Start With
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West Margin Press • 2020 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2020 • 234 pages.
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Wentworth Press • 2019 • standard commitment
It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.
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Franklin Classics • 2018 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 200 pages.
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Publishers of the Valley • 2018 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 280 pages.
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Franklin Classics • 2018 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 258 pages.
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Franklin Classics Trade Press • 2018 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 326 pages.
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The Novels and Tales of Henry James
Franklin Classics • 2018 • longer commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 378 pages.
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Cambridge University Press • 2018 • longer commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 392 pages.
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The Wheel of Time; Collaboration; Owen Wingrave
Franklin Classics • 2018 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 228 pages.
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William Wetmore Story and His Friends
Franklin Classics Trade Press • 2018 • longer commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 388 pages.
How The Picks Compare
- Watch and Ward is the easier short commitment, while What Maisie Knew asks for more reading time up front.
- Watch and Ward gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while What Maisie Knew leans later in the catalog.
- Picture and Text is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from What Maisie Knew.
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Clean Bright Classics • 2017
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The Portrait of a Lady; Volume 2
Pinnacle Press • 2017
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The Perfect Library • 2015
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Letters of Henry James - Volume II
The Perfect Library • 2015
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Turn of the Screw and the Aspern Papers
Read Books • 2015
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Read Books • 2012
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Serenity Publishers, LLC • 2011
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Read Books • 2010
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The Complete Tales of Henry James
Digireads.com • 2010
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Daisy Miller and other stories
Oxford University Press • 2009
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Oxford University Press • 2009
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The Aspern papers and other stories
Oxford University Press • 2009