A stunning biography of the magisterial author behind The Portrait of a Lady and The Ambassadors. Henry James is an absorbing portrait of one of the most complex and influential nineteenth-century American writers. Fred Kaplan examines James's brilliant and troubled family-from his brother, a famous psychologist, to his sister, who fought with mental illness-and charts its influence on the development of the artist and his work. The biography includes a fascinating account of James's life as an American expatriate in Europe, and his friendships with Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad. Compressing a wealth of research into one engrossing and richly detailed volume, Henry James is a compelling exploration of its subject.

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"Kaplan has done the  job splendidly." The New York Times Book Review

"May even be superior to Edel." The Spectator

"Excellent ... a compelling portrait.... The real triumph of Kaplan's biography is the way in which he makes one care for James." The London Times