Irish-American Writers
Henry James
Henry James was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. Among James' masterpieces are The Portrait of a Lady, in which a young American woman finds that her upbringing has ill-prepared her for the schemes of two American expatriates during her travels in Europe. Washington Square is a deceptively simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, domineering father. In The Wings of the Dove an inheritance destroys the love a young couple. James considered The Ambassadors his most "perfect" work of art. James' most famous story is "The Turn of the Screw," a ghost story in which the question of childhood corruption obsesses a governess.
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