THIS COLLECTION has been selected and edited by R. Mamoli Zorzi, Professor of Anglo-American Literature at the University of Venice, Ca' Foscari. It contains previously unpublished manuscript letters. In addition to the Introduction by the editor, it has a Foreword by the late Leon Edel, the great James biographer and editor.

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HENRY JAMES first came to Venice as a tourist but was soon fascinated by the city and particularly by the splendid gothic Palazzo Barbaro, home of the expatriate American Curtis family. James frequently returned to the palace to write. This selection of letters covers the period 1869-1907 and provides a unique record of the life and work of this great writer.

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Introduction by Leon Edel
Edited by Rosella Mamoli Zorzi
6 black & white historical photographs
Cover illustration by Roger de Montebello
ISBN 1-901285-07-3 • 224pp • £10 / $14