Pierre A. Walker is a professor of English at Salem State University. He is the editor of Henry James on Culture: Collected Essays on Politics and the American Social Scene (Nebraska, 1999). Greg W. Zacharias is a professor of English at Creighton University, where he coordinates the Humanities Research Group and directs the Center for Henry James Studies. He is the editor of A Companion to Henry James and coeditor of Tracing Henry James. Martha Banta is a distinguished professor of English emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Henry James and the Occult: The Great Extension.

• List of Illustrations         Acknowledgments         Introduction by Martha Banta        Symbols and Abbreviations        Chronology           Errata            1876 13 December   To Alice James     13 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry     17 December    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    18 December   To William Dean Howells    21 December   To Whitelaw Reid     [24 December]   To Mary Walsh James    26 December   To Elizabeth Boott  18771 January    To James Ripley Osgood    6 January   To Katharine Hillard     6 January    To Mary Clarke Mohl12 January   To William James     12 January   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    13 January   To Henry Adams     17 January   To H. O. Houghton and Co.    31 January    To Mary Walsh James    2 February    To William Dean Howells    2 February   To William James     2 February   To Whitelaw Reid     7 February    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    8 February    To James Ripley Osgood    9 February   To William James     11 February    To Elizabeth Boott     13 February    To James Ripley Osgood    13 February    To Henry James Sr.     17 February   To Frederick Locker-Lampson   28 February    To William James     28 February   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    2 March   To Alice James     7 March   To James Ripley Osgood    22 March    To Mary Walsh James    27 March   To Henrietta Heathorn Huxley    29 March   To William James     30 March   To William Dean Howells    8 April    To Alice James     18 April   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    19 April   To William James     23 April   To William Henry Huntington   4 May    To Mary Walsh James    5 May    To Henry Adams     11 May   To Theodore E. Child     20, 22 May   To Henry James Sr. and Alice James   22 May   To Grace Norton     26 May   To Elizabeth Boott     26 May   To William Conant Church    31 May   To Henry Adams     5 June    To Henry Adams     7 June    To Grace Norton     9, 11 June   To Henry James Sr.     [12 June]  To Katharine Hillard     [14 June]  To Katharine Hillard     23 June   To James Ripley Osgood    25 June   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    28 June    To William James     30 June   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      7 July    To Richard Watson Gilder    10 July    To William James     14 July    To Frederick Locker-Lampson   15 July    To Henry Adams     25 July    To Theodore E. Child     5 August   To Elizabeth Boott     6 August   To Mary Walsh James    7 August   To Macmillan and Company    9 August   To Grace Norton     22 August   To Elizabeth Boott     26 August   To Mary Walsh James    27 August   To Francis Pharcellus Church  or William Conant Church      27 August   To Frederick Macmillan     4 September   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      4 September To Mary Walsh James    [4 September]    To Alice James     7 September   To Elizabeth Boott     8 September   To James Ripley Osgood    19 September   To Henry James Sr.     28 September    To Elizabeth Boott     2 October   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      2 October   To Mary Walsh James    7 October   To James Ripley Osgood    7 October   To Henry James Sr.     25 October   To Gertrude Bloede     2 November   To Alice James     10 November   To Henry James Sr.     22 November   To Alexander Robertson Walsh   8 [December]; misdated November  To Frederick Macmillan    9 December   To Henry James Sr.     12 December   To Frederick Macmillan    15 December   To Grace Norton     15 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    17 December   To Frederick Macmillan      Biographical Register         Genealogies          General Editors’ Note         Works Cited         Index

"This volume is only one installment in an ambitious series, The Complete Letters of Henry James, which the University of Nebraska Press is bringing out in beautiful editions."-Louis B. Jones, Threepenny Review "These volumes are beautifully and generously designed, and achieve an aesthetic standard rare in modern book production."-Dieter Mehl, Archiv

Pierre A. Walker is a professor of English at Salem State University. He is the editor of Henry James on Culture: Collected Essays on Politics and the American Social Scene (Nebraska, 1999). Greg W. Zacharias is a professor of English at Creighton University, where he coordinates the Humanities Research Group and directs the Center for Henry James Studies. He is the editor of A Companion to Henry James and coeditor of Tracing Henry James. Martha Banta is a distinguished professor of English emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Henry James and the Occult: The Great Extension.

• List of Illustrations         Acknowledgments         Introduction by Martha Banta        Symbols and Abbreviations        Chronology           Errata            1876 13 December   To Alice James     13 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry     17 December    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    18 December   To William Dean Howells    21 December   To Whitelaw Reid     [24 December]   To Mary Walsh James    26 December   To Elizabeth Boott  18771 January    To James Ripley Osgood    6 January   To Katharine Hillard     6 January    To Mary Clarke Mohl12 January   To William James     12 January   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    13 January   To Henry Adams     17 January   To H. O. Houghton and Co.    31 January    To Mary Walsh James    2 February    To William Dean Howells    2 February   To William James     2 February   To Whitelaw Reid     7 February    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    8 February    To James Ripley Osgood    9 February   To William James     11 February    To Elizabeth Boott     13 February    To James Ripley Osgood    13 February    To Henry James Sr.     17 February   To Frederick Locker-Lampson   28 February    To William James     28 February   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    2 March   To Alice James     7 March   To James Ripley Osgood    22 March    To Mary Walsh James    27 March   To Henrietta Heathorn Huxley    29 March   To William James     30 March   To William Dean Howells    8 April    To Alice James     18 April   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    19 April   To William James     23 April   To William Henry Huntington   4 May    To Mary Walsh James    5 May    To Henry Adams     11 May   To Theodore E. Child     20, 22 May   To Henry James Sr. and Alice James   22 May   To Grace Norton     26 May   To Elizabeth Boott     26 May   To William Conant Church    31 May   To Henry Adams     5 June    To Henry Adams     7 June    To Grace Norton     9, 11 June   To Henry James Sr.     [12 June]  To Katharine Hillard     [14 June]  To Katharine Hillard     23 June   To James Ripley Osgood    25 June   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    28 June    To William James     30 June   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      7 July    To Richard Watson Gilder    10 July    To William James     14 July    To Frederick Locker-Lampson   15 July    To Henry Adams     25 July    To Theodore E. Child     5 August   To Elizabeth Boott     6 August   To Mary Walsh James    7 August   To Macmillan and Company    9 August   To Grace Norton     22 August   To Elizabeth Boott     26 August   To Mary Walsh James    27 August   To Francis Pharcellus Church  or William Conant Church      27 August   To Frederick Macmillan     4 September   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      4 September To Mary Walsh James    [4 September]    To Alice James     7 September   To Elizabeth Boott     8 September   To James Ripley Osgood    19 September   To Henry James Sr.     28 September    To Elizabeth Boott     2 October   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      2 October   To Mary Walsh James    7 October   To James Ripley Osgood    7 October   To Henry James Sr.     25 October   To Gertrude Bloede     2 November   To Alice James     10 November   To Henry James Sr.     22 November   To Alexander Robertson Walsh   8 [December]; misdated November  To Frederick Macmillan    9 December   To Henry James Sr.     12 December   To Frederick Macmillan    15 December   To Grace Norton     15 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    17 December   To Frederick Macmillan      Biographical Register         Genealogies          General Editors’ Note         Works Cited         Index

"This volume is only one installment in an ambitious series, The Complete Letters of Henry James, which the University of Nebraska Press is bringing out in beautiful editions."-Louis B. Jones, Threepenny Review "These volumes are beautifully and generously designed, and achieve an aesthetic standard rare in modern book production."-Dieter Mehl, Archiv

Pierre A. Walker is a professor of English at Salem State University. He is the editor of Henry James on Culture: Collected Essays on Politics and the American Social Scene (Nebraska, 1999). Greg W. Zacharias is a professor of English at Creighton University, where he coordinates the Humanities Research Group and directs the Center for Henry James Studies. He is the editor of A Companion to Henry James and coeditor of Tracing Henry James. Martha Banta is a distinguished professor of English emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Henry James and the Occult: The Great Extension.

• List of Illustrations         Acknowledgments         Introduction by Martha Banta        Symbols and Abbreviations        Chronology           Errata            1876 13 December   To Alice James     13 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry     17 December    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    18 December   To William Dean Howells    21 December   To Whitelaw Reid     [24 December]   To Mary Walsh James    26 December   To Elizabeth Boott  18771 January    To James Ripley Osgood    6 January   To Katharine Hillard     6 January    To Mary Clarke Mohl12 January   To William James     12 January   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    13 January   To Henry Adams     17 January   To H. O. Houghton and Co.    31 January    To Mary Walsh James    2 February    To William Dean Howells    2 February   To William James     2 February   To Whitelaw Reid     7 February    To H. O. Houghton and Co.    8 February    To James Ripley Osgood    9 February   To William James     11 February    To Elizabeth Boott     13 February    To James Ripley Osgood    13 February    To Henry James Sr.     17 February   To Frederick Locker-Lampson   28 February    To William James     28 February   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    2 March   To Alice James     7 March   To James Ripley Osgood    22 March    To Mary Walsh James    27 March   To Henrietta Heathorn Huxley    29 March   To William James     30 March   To William Dean Howells    8 April    To Alice James     18 April   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    19 April   To William James     23 April   To William Henry Huntington   4 May    To Mary Walsh James    5 May    To Henry Adams     11 May   To Theodore E. Child     20, 22 May   To Henry James Sr. and Alice James   22 May   To Grace Norton     26 May   To Elizabeth Boott     26 May   To William Conant Church    31 May   To Henry Adams     5 June    To Henry Adams     7 June    To Grace Norton     9, 11 June   To Henry James Sr.     [12 June]  To Katharine Hillard     [14 June]  To Katharine Hillard     23 June   To James Ripley Osgood    25 June   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    28 June    To William James     30 June   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      7 July    To Richard Watson Gilder    10 July    To William James     14 July    To Frederick Locker-Lampson   15 July    To Henry Adams     25 July    To Theodore E. Child     5 August   To Elizabeth Boott     6 August   To Mary Walsh James    7 August   To Macmillan and Company    9 August   To Grace Norton     22 August   To Elizabeth Boott     26 August   To Mary Walsh James    27 August   To Francis Pharcellus Church  or William Conant Church      27 August   To Frederick Macmillan     4 September   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      4 September To Mary Walsh James    [4 September]    To Alice James     7 September   To Elizabeth Boott     8 September   To James Ripley Osgood    19 September   To Henry James Sr.     28 September    To Elizabeth Boott     2 October   To Francis Pharcellus Church or William Conant Church      2 October   To Mary Walsh James    7 October   To James Ripley Osgood    7 October   To Henry James Sr.     25 October   To Gertrude Bloede     2 November   To Alice James     10 November   To Henry James Sr.     22 November   To Alexander Robertson Walsh   8 [December]; misdated November  To Frederick Macmillan    9 December   To Henry James Sr.     12 December   To Frederick Macmillan    15 December   To Grace Norton     15 December   To Thomas Sergeant Perry    17 December   To Frederick Macmillan      Biographical Register         Genealogies          General Editors’ Note         Works Cited         Index

"This volume is only one installment in an ambitious series, The Complete Letters of Henry James, which the University of Nebraska Press is bringing out in beautiful editions."-Louis B. Jones, Threepenny Review "These volumes are beautifully and generously designed, and achieve an aesthetic standard rare in modern book production."-Dieter Mehl, Archiv