Henry James

Henry James

Henry James was born in New York, New York, USA on April 15th, 1843 and passed away at the age of 72 on February 28th, 1916.

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Henry James Stats: The highest rated book by Henry James on Book Notification is Washington Square, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Portrait of a Lady, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Henry James on Book Notification is The Turn of the Screw, a Novella. The second most read book is The Portrait of a Lady, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Henry James books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Portrait of a Lady, Washington Square, and The Ambassadors.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Watch and Ward
1871
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2
Roderick Hudson
1875
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3
8
The American
1877
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4
The Europeans
1878
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5
8
Washington Square
1880
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6
Confidence
1880
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7
7.8
The Portrait of a Lady
1881
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8
8
The Bostonians
1886
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9
The Princess Casamassima
1886
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10
The Reverberator
1888
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11
The Tragic Muse
1890
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12
8
The Spoils of Poynton
1896
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13
The Other House
1896
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14
7
What Maisie Knew
1897
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15
The Awkward Age
1899
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16
The Sacred Fount
1901
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17
10
The Wings of the Dove
1902
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18
9
The Ambassadors
1903
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19
10
The Golden Bowl
1904
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20
The Outcry
1911
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21
The Ivory Tower
1917
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22
The Sense of the Past
1917
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are The Turn of the Screw, Daisy Miller, and The Aspern Papers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
My Friend Bingham
1867
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2
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
1868
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3
The Story of a Masterpiece
1868
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4
A Passionate Pilgrim
1871
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5
At Isella
1871
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6
The Sweetheart of M. Briseux
1873
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7
The Madonna of the Future
1873
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8
Madame de Mauves
1874
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9
The Last of the Valerii
1874
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10
Adina
1874
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11
Osborne's Revenge
1874
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12
Professor Fargo
1874
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13
Eugene Pickering
1874
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14
Benvolio
1875
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15
Crawfords Consistency
1876
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16
An International Episode
1876
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17
Four Meetings
1877
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18
7
Daisy Miller
1878
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19
Longstaff's Marriage
1878
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20
The Diary of a Man of Fifty
1879
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21
The Pension Beaurepas
1879
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22
A Bundle of Letters
1879
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23
The Point of View
1882
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24
Pandora
1884
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25
Georgina's Reasons
1884
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26
The Path of Duty
1884
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27
The Author of Beltraffio
1884
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28
The Lesson of the Master
1888
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29
The Patagonia
1888
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30
10
The Aspern Papers
1888
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31
The Pupil
1891
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32
Sir Edmund Orme
1891
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33
6
The Real Thing
1892
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34
Greville Fane
1892
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35
4
Owen Wingrave
1892
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36
Sir Dominick Ferrand
1892
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37
The Private Life
1892
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38
The Death of the Lion
1894
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39
The Coxon Fund
1894
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40
The Altar of the Dead
1895
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41
6
The Figure in the Carpet
1896
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42
John Delavoy
1898
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43
In the Cage
1898
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44
6.4
The Turn of the Screw
1898
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45
The Great Condition
1899
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46
Paste
1899
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47
Maud-Evelyn
1900
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48
4
The Great Good Place
1900
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49
The Third Person
1900
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50
The Tone of Time
1900
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51
Broken Wings
1900
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52
The Beldonald Holbein
1901
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53
Mrs. Medwin
1901
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54
7
The Beast in the Jungle
1903
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55
The Birthplace
1903
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56
The Marriages
1908
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57
4
The Jolly Corner
1908
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58
The Bench of Desolation
1909
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59
Crapy Cornelia
1909
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60
The Velvet Glove
1909
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61
A Modern Warning / The Two Countries
2016
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are Ghost Stories of Henry James, Complete Stories, 1874–1884, and The New York Stories of Henry James.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Selected Tales
1866
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2
Complete Stories, 1864–1874
1874
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3
Complete Stories, 1874–1884
1884
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4
Complete Stories, 1884–1891
1891
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5
Ghost Stories of Henry James
1898
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6
Complete Stories, 1892–1898
1898
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7
The Finer Grain
1910
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8
Complete Stories, 1898–1910
1910
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9
Selected Poems of Henry James
2002
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10
The New York Stories of Henry James
2011
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Pyramus and Thisbe
1869
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List of ' Memoirs Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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1
A Small Boy and Others
1913
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2
Notes of a Son and Brother
1914
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3
The Middle Years
1917
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are The Complete Notebooks of Henry James, Selected Letters of Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 1882 1915, and On Provence.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Novels of George Eliot
1866
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2
How to Play Golf
1869
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3
The Guest's Confession
1872
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4
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1855–1872: Volume 1
1872
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5
Parisian Sketches: Letters to the New York Tribune, 1875-1876
1875
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6
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872–1876: Volume 2
1876
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7
The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1872–1876: Volume 3
1876
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8
The Suburbs of London
1877
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9
Hawthorne
1879
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10
French Poets and Novelists
1883
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11
The Letters of Henry James, Volume II
1883
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12
A Little Tour in France
1884
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13
The Art of Fiction
1884
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14
Partial Portraits
1888
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15
Terminations
1895
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16
The Painter's Eye
1897
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17
The Better Sort
1903
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18
English Hours
1905
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19
Traveling in Italy with Henry James
1907
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20
Italian Hours
1909
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21
The Art of the Novel
1909
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22
Letters to Isabella Stewart Gardner
1914
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23
Notes on Novelists with Some Other Notes by Henry James
1914
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24
The Correspondence of Henry James and Henry Adams, 1877-1914
1914
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25
Selected Letters of Henry James to Edmund Gosse, 1882 1915
1915
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26
Henry James on Culture
1917
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27
Letters to A.C. Benson and Auguste Monod
1930
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28
William and Henry James: Selected Letters
1955
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29
Selected Literary Criticism
1963
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30
The Complete Notebooks of Henry James
1984
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31
Collected Travel Writings
1993
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32
The American Scene
1994
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33
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On Provence
2014
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34
Within the Rim and Other Essays
2015
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List of Gothic Fantasy Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Gothic Fantasy books are George Orwell Visions of Dystopia, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography, and Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paradise Lost & Other Poems (By: John Milton)
1667
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2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography (By: Lewis Carroll)
1865
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3
H.G. Wells Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells)
1990
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4
Science Fiction Short Stories (By: David Tallerman, Rachael K. Jones, Sarah Hans, Brian Trent, Adrian Ludens, Keyan Bowes, Beth Cato, Andy Sawyer, Zach Shephard, Alexis A. Hunter, M. Darusha Wehm, Edward Ahern, Patrick Tumblety, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kate O'Connor, Conor Powers-Smith, Stewart C. Baker, Mike Morgan, Nemma Wollenfang, Jacob M. Lambert, Laura Bulbeck, Rob Hartzell)
2015
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5
Chilling Horror Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Lucy Taylor, William Hope Hodgson, A. Merritt, John Buchan, F. Marion Crawford, Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Frank Long, Robert W. Chambers, Rebecca J. Allred, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, Elise Forier Edie, Michael Paul Gonzalez, D.J. Tyrer, William R.D. Wood, Kristopher Triana, James Lecky, Glen Damien Campbell, Justin Coates, John H. Dromey, Andrew J. Wilson, Bill Kte'pi, Ed Grabianowski, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Laura Bulbeck, Dale Townshend, Michael Bondies, David A Elsensohn, Eric Esser, John Neruda, Frances Bodlam, Josie Mitchell)
2015
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6
Chilling Ghost Short Stories
2015
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7
Crime & Mystery Short Stories (By: Cameron Trost, Marcelle Dube, James Dorr, Jennifer Gifford, Dan Stout, Ruth Nestvold, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, H.L. Fullerton, Tara Campbell, Nathan Hystad)
2016
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8
Swords & Steam Short Stories (By: S.T. Joshi, Amanda C. Davis, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, Spencer Ellsworth, Liam Hogan)
2016
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9
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories (By: Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kim Antieau, Voltaire , William Morris, Claude Lalumière, Robert W. Chambers, Samuel Butler, Gerri Leen, Konstantine Paradias, M. Darusha Wehm, Thomas More, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edward Bellamy, Carolyn Charron, Jeremy Szal, J.M. Templet, Steve Carr, Richard Jefferies, Michelle Kaseler, Andrew J. Wilson, Nidhi Singh, Jeff Parsons, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Megan Dorei, Dave Golder, Kelsey Shannahan, Russ Thorne)
2016
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10
Murder Mayhem Short Stories (By: James Dorr, Gerri Leen, Liam Hogan, Kate Heartfield, David M. Hoenig, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt)
2016
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11
Lovecraft Short Stories ( By: H.P. Lovecraft)
2017
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12
Lost Worlds Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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13
Supernatural Horror Short Stories (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2017
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14
Time Travel Short Stories (By: Dominick Cancilla, Brian Trent, Kate Heartfield)
2017
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15
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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16
Edgar Allan Poe Collection (By: Edgar Allan Poe)
2017
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17
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories ( By: Flame Tree Studio)
2017
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18
Agents & Spies Short Stories (By: Josh Pachter, Martin Edwards, Dan Stout, Tony Pi, Stephen Kotowych, David Downing, Sara Dobie Bauer, Shane Halbach, Colt Leasure, Lauren C. Teffeau, Joseph Cusumano, Jo Miles, Laura Bulbeck, Jonathan MacGregor, S.L. Scott)
2017
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19
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories (By: Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis)
2017
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20
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table (By: Thomas Malory, Aubrey Beardsley)
2017
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21
Alien Invasion Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Jonathan Swift, A. Merritt, Voltaire , Claude Lalumière, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, George Allan England, Patrick Parrinder, Austin Hall, William R.D. Wood, John Walters, Bo Balder, Maria Haskins, Garrett P. Serviss, Sunil Patel, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Laura Pearlman, Robert Potter, Tim Pieraccini, Angus McIntyre, Suo Hefu, George Chesney, Stephen G. Parks, Eric Reitan, S.A. Westerley)
2018
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22
Norse Myths & Tales (By: Brittany Schorn)
2018
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23
Bram Stoker Horror Stories (By: Bram Stoker)
2018
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24
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories (By: Shannon Connor Winward, Michael Paul Gonzalez)
2018
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25
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories (By: George Cotronis, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, Bruce Golden, Holly Lyn Walrath, Monte Lin, Eleanor R. Wood, David Sklar, Nemma Wollenfang, Deborah Davitt, Trixie Nisbet, Luke Dormehl, Roan Clay, Jeff Deck, Christopher Geeson, Rob Hartzell, Nathaniel Hosford, Chloie Piveral, Claire Sorrenson, Sara Uckelman)
2018
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26
Lost Souls (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2018
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27
Greek Myths & Tales (By: Richard Buxton)
2018
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28
Chinese Myths & Tales (By: Davide Latini)
2018
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29
Irish Fairy Tales (By: Arthur Rackham, D.L. Ashliman)
2018
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30
Mary Shelley Horror Stories (By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
2018
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31
Celtic Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2018
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32
Haunted House Short Stories (By: Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, E. Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, W.W. Jacobs, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, M.R. James, Charlotte Eliza Riddell, E.F. Benson, William Hope Hodgson, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, John Everson, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Rhoda Broughton, Bernard Capes, Gwendolyn Kiste, Hugh Walpole, Ralph Adams Cram, Mikal Trimm, Mrs. Oliphant, Zach Shephard, B.M. Croker, Shannon Fay, Morgan Sylvia, Kurt Newton, Tom English, Adele Gardner, Rebecca Buchanan, Rebecca Janicker, H.B. Diaz, Marina Favila, Bill Kte'pi, M. Regan)
2019
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33
Cosy Crime Short Stories (By: Arthur Conan Doyle, E.E. King, G.K. Chesterton, R. Austin Freeman, Arnold Bennett, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Morrison, Martin Edwards, Ernest Bramah, Maurice Leblanc, Amanda C. Davis, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Emmuska Orczy, Israel Zangwill, Anna Katharine Green, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Flame Tree Studio, Andrew Forrester, Nancy Sweetland, Jeffrey B. Burton, Louise Taylor, Annette Siketa, Philip Brian Hall, Tom Mead, C.B. Channell, Michael Martin Garrett, Trixie Nisbet, Joshua Boyce, Sarah Holly Bryant, Gregory Von Dare, B. David Spicer, Elise Warner, Anton Chekhov)
2019
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34
Brothers Grimm Short Stories (By: Jacob Grimm)
2019
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35
American Gothic Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Lucy A. Snyder, Lina Rather, Sean Logan, Wendy Nikel, Christi Nogle, Lynette Mejía, Madison McSweeney, Russell James, M. Regan, Monika Elbert, Terri Bruce, Maxx Fidalgo, Joshua Hiles, Clayton Kroh, Joe Nazare, Rebecca Ring, Mike Robinson, Valerie B. Williams, Nemma Wollenfang)
2019
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36
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria (By: Various Various, Peter Garratt)
2019
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37
Urban Crime Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Josh Pachter, Judi Calhoun, David Tallerman, Rich Larson, Meg Elison, Dan Micklethwaite, Thana Niveau, Michael Penncavage, T.J. Berg, Chris Wheatley, Alexandra Renwick, Leo X. Robertson, K.W. Roberts, Rachel Watts, Jennifer Quail, Trixie Nisbet, Christopher P. Semtner, C.L. McDaniel, Salinda Tyson)
2019
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38
Japanese Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2019
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39
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection (By: Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, Hal Bodner, Clark Ashton Smith, William Browning Spencer, Mark Samuels, Robert E. Howard, Victor LaValle, Frank Long, Lord Dunsany, Arthur Machen, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert W. Chambers, Nancy Kilpatrick, JG Faherty, Rachael K. Jones, Cody Goodfellow, Evey Brett, John Llewellyn Probert, Zealia Bishop, Hazel Heald, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Thana Niveau, Douglas Wynne, Helen E. Davis, N.R. Lambert, Scott R. Jones, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Taylor Bentley, Catherine Taylor, Caroline Watson, August E. Derleth, John Possidente, R.S. Stefoff)
2020
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40
Epic Fantasy Short Stories (By: Leah Cypess)
2020
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41
A Dying Planet Short Stories (By: Dave Golder, AnaMaria Curtis)
2020
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42
Detective Thrillers Short Stories (By: Marie Vibbert)
2020
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43
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories ( By: Charles Dickens)
2020
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44
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Marian Womack, AnaMaria Curtis)
2020
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45
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories (By: Maria Tatar)
2020
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46
Native American Myths Tales (By: Sam D. Gill)
2020
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47
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales (By: Abbie Farwell Brown, Andrew Lang, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Douglas Hyde, Thomas Malory, Jeremiah Curtin, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Lewis Spence, James Mooney, Charles Godfrey Leland, Florence Holbrook, E.A. Wallis Budge, Richard Wilhelm, F. Hadland Davis, Norman Hinsdale Pitman, Yi Ryuk, Charles Montgomery Skinner, Edmund Leamy, Sophia Morrison, William Elliot Griffis, James Scarth Gale, Elphinstone Dayrell, Alice Werner, M.I. Ogumefu, William Butler Yeats, Diane Purkiss, George W. Bateman, Elsie Finnimore Buckley, Margaret Compton, Jonathan Ceredig Davies, George Douglas, Alice Elizabeth Dracott, George Grey, Francis Hindes Groome, H.A. Guerber, Eleanor Hull, W.F. Kirby, Ignác Kúnos, Minnie Martin, Frederick H. Martens, W.R.S. Ralston, A.G. Seklemian, Chauncy Hugh Stigand, J.R. Walker, E.T.C. Werner, William Drake Westervelt, Lady Wilde, Albert Henry Wratislaw)
2020
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48
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George Orwell Visions of Dystopia (By: George Orwell)
2021
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49
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales (By: Liz Gloyn)
2021
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50
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
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51
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: K. Tempest Bradford, Russell Nichols, Wole Talabi, W.E.B. Du Bois, Tara Campbell, Walidah Imarisha, James Beamon, Martin R. Delany, Sandra M. Grayson, Patty Nicole Johnson, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Temi Oh, Michelle F. Goddard, Tia Ross, Harambee K. Grey-Sun, Sutton E. Griggs, Emmalia Harrington, Edward Johnson, Megan Pindling, Sylvie Soul, Lyle Stiles)
2021
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52
8
M.R. James Ghost Stories (By: M.R. James)
2021
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53
Chilling Crime Short Stories (By: Dan Stout, Margaret Murphy, Marshall J. Moore)
2021
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54
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Christine Ruymbeke)
2022
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55
Beasts Creatures Myths Tales: Epic Tales (By: Tok Thompson)
2022
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56
Asian Ghost Short Stories (By: Lee Murray, K.P. Kulski)
2022
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57
Weird Horror Short Stories (By: M.R. James)
2022
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58
Christmas Gothic Short Stories (By: Marshall J. Moore, Jerrold E. Hogle)
2022
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59
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2022
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60
Alternate History Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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61
Hidden Realms Short Stories (By: Anna Taborska, Briana Una McGuckin)
2023
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62
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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63
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (By: Rayne Hall, Bret Nelson, Wen Wen Yang, Ahmed al-Rawi)
2023
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64
Lost Atlantis Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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65
Aztec Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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66
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories (By: Algernon Blackwood)
2023
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67
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir)
2023
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68
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Allison Galbraith)
2023
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69
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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70
Learning to Be Human Short Stories (By: P.A. Cornell)
2024
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71
Shadows on the Water Short Stories (By: Rachael K. Jones)
2024
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72
Arthur Machen Horror Stories (By: Arthur Machen)
2024
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73
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories (By: William Hope Hodgson, Jonathan Newell)
2024
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74
African Ghost Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Nuzo Onoh, Divine Che Neba)
2024
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75
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales ( By: Debbie Felton)
2024
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76
Quests & Journeys (By: Matt Cardin)
2024
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77
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales (By: Fiona Collins)
2024
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78
Sun Rising Short Stories (By: Faye Snowden, Ravit Helled)
2024
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79
Moon Falling Short Stories (By: Various Various, Ben Moore)
2024
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80
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories (By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
2025
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81
Afrofuturism Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science), Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
2025
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82
Were Wolf Short Stories (By: Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane)
2025
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83
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales (By: Richard Stoneman)
2025
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84
Robots Past & Future Short Stories (By: Chris Beckett)
2025
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85
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales (By: Various Various)
2026
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86
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: John Gibbons)
2026
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87
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Kristijan Petrovic, Ema Lakinska)
2026
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88
Africanfuturism Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu)
2026
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89
Folklore Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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90
Wars in the Stars Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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91
Christmas Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

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Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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List of Henry James Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Whole Family
1908
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2
In After Days: Thoughts On The Future Life
1910
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4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
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4
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
1954
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5
6
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
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6
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
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7
Magical Realist Fiction
1984
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8
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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9
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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10
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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11
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
1992
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12
The Screaming Skull
1994
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13
Writing New York
1998
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14
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural
2006
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15
50 Classic Novellas
2011
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16
The Phantom Coach
2014
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17
The Best Short Stories Volume III: Chosen in 1914 by the Most Prominent Authors of the Day
2014
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18
That Glimpse of Truth
2014
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19
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
2016
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20
Swords & Steam Short Stories
2016
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21
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
2016
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22
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
2017
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23
Time Travel Short Stories
2017
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24
Agents & Spies Short Stories
2017
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25
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
2018
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26
Lost Souls
2018
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27
8
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
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28
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
2018
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29
Urban Crime Short Stories
2019
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30
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
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31
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
2020
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32
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
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33
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
2021
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Henry James

Henry James was born on April 15th, 1843. Henry passed away February 28th, 1916 at 72 years old. Henry James was born in New York, New York, USA.

Henry James is known for writing in the Horror, Literary Fiction, and Classics genres.

Henry James was the author of the Henry James Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 61 novels. The Henry James Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1867 with the novel My Friend Bingham. The most recently released novel in the Henry James Short Stories/Novellas series was A Modern Warning / The Two Countries which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Henry James Short Stories/Novellas series.

Henry James also wrote 34 Non-Fiction Books, including The Novels of George Eliot and How to Play Golf.

Henry James: Awards & Accolades

Henry James books have been nominated for multiple awards, Washington Square was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2010. The Turn of the Screw was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2017.

Henry James: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Art of Fiction: Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
  • The Ambassadors:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    2. Larry McCaffery: 20th Century's Greatest Hits in 1999.
  • The Golden Bowl:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    3. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2015.
    4. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    5. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
  • The Turn of the Screw:
    1. NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories Selection in 2018.
    2. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    3. The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
    4. Time Magazine: The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
    5. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
    6. Paste Magazine: The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time Selection in 2018.
  • The Wings of the Dove:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
  • The Portrait of a Lady:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003.
    3. National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
    4. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
    5. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    6. The Guardian: The 100 Best Novels of All-Time Selection in 2026.
    7. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
  • The Bostonians: Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.

Henry James: TV/Movies Based on Books

The second season of The Haunting series on Netflix was loosely based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

Related Authors

Fans of Henry James also enjoy these authors:

  1. Ernest Hemingway, author of: The Old Man and the Sea.
  2. Peter Straub, author of: Ghost Story.
  3. George Orwell, author of: 1984.
  4. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of: The Great Gatsby.
  5. Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife Series.
  6. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author of: Slaughterhouse-Five.
  7. Aldous Huxley, author of: Brave New World.
  8. Emily Brontë, author of: Wuthering Heights.
  9. Franz Kafka, author of: The Metamorphosis.
  10. Elie Wiesel, author of The Night Trilogy Series.

Henry James: F.A.Q

When was Henry James Born?

Henry James was born on April 15th, 1843.

When did Henry James die?

Henry James died on February 28th, 1916 at 72 years old.

Where was Henry James Born?

Henry James was born in New York, New York, USA.

What was the first book Henry James wrote?

The first book written by Henry James was Selected Tales, published in 1866.

What was the most recent book Henry James wrote?

His most recently released work was A Modern Warning / The Two Countries (a short story) on April 12th, 2016.

What is the most popular book by Henry James?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Henry James book is The Turn of the Screw. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. The Turn of the Screw (6.40)
  2. The Portrait of a Lady (7.78)
  3. Washington Square (8.00)
  4. Daisy Miller (7.00)
  5. The Ambassadors (9.00)

What genres does Henry James Write?

Henry James primarily writes in the Classics, Horror, and Literary Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Social Commentary, Psychological Fiction, and Supernatural Horror.

How many books has Henry James written?

Henry James has written 132 books across 11 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 22 Standalone Novels
  • 61 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 10 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Play
  • 3 books in the ' Memoirs Non-Fiction Series
  • 34 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Gothic Fantasy Series

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