School curriculum, and his longer, more complicated novels - including ""The Bostonians"", ""The Portrait of a Lady"", ""The Ambassadors"", and many more - are some of the greatest and most influential novels ever written. ""Critical Companion to Henry James"" covers the life and works of Henry James as well as the related people, places, and topics that shaped his writing. Other features in this new title include a chronology of James' life, bibliographies of his works and of secondary sources, and black-and-white photographs and illustrations, providing essential background for the study of this literary master. Coverage of this title includes: a concise but thorough biography; entries on James' works, including his novels, novellas, short stories, criticism, travel writing, and more; characters are included as subentries within longer entries on fictional works; related people, places, and topics, including William James, New York, and the Civil War; and, Appendixes, including a chronology of James' life, a bibliography of James' works, and a secondary-source bibliography.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Critical Companion .

There are 516 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2009 by Facts On File Inc .