Timeline Henry James

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• 1843 Henry James born in New York City Henry James is born in New York City. His brother William becomes a famous philosopher and psychologist.
• 1855 Henry James's European education The James family takes the children to Geneva, London and Paris for three years of schooling abroad.
• 1862 Henry James at Harvard Law School Henry James enrols at Harvard Law School but soon turns to writing.
• 1864 Henry James publishes his first story Henry James's first short story, A Tragedy of Error, appears anonymously.
• 1876 Henry James settles in London After a year in Paris, Henry James moves to London, his home for the rest of his life.
• 1878 Henry James publishes Daisy Miller Henry James's novella of an American girl in Europe is his first popular success.
• 1881 Henry James publishes The Portrait of a Lady Henry James publishes the story of Isabel Archer, often considered his finest novel.
• 1886 Henry James publishes The Bostonians Henry James's satire of reformers and feminists in Boston appears, followed by The Princess Casamassima.
• 1895 Henry James booed at Guy Domville The opening night of Henry James's play Guy Domville in London ends with the author booed on stage, ending his theatre ambitions.
• 1897 Henry James moves to Lamb House Henry James takes Lamb House in Rye, Sussex, where he writes his late novels.
• 1898 Henry James publishes The Turn of the Screw Henry James's ghost story of a governess and two children appears in Collier's Weekly.
• 1904 Henry James publishes The Golden Bowl The Golden Bowl completes the late trilogy with The Wings of the Dove (1902) and The Ambassadors (1903).
• 1915 Henry James becomes a British subject In protest at American neutrality in the First World War, Henry James takes British citizenship.
• 1916 Henry James dies in London Henry James dies in Chelsea, weeks after receiving the Order of Merit.