The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1855–1872, Vols. 1 and 2
by Henry James
Edited by Pierre A. Walker and Greg W. Zacharias
Introduction by Alfred Habegger
“Rippling through these letters are the first imaginative stirrings of one of the greatest fiction and travel writers in the language. He was also one of the most entertaining—and prolific—correspondents. . . . James’s correspondence, its editors estimate, will run to at least 140 volumes and will include more than 10,000 letters. The most comprehensive edition before this . . . offered just 1,000 or so. The partiality of that selection is revealed by this magisterial new venture, whose two opening volumes brim with a wealth of hitherto unpublished letters. . . . These are richly enthralling letters. The sooner the next 138 or so volumes appear, the better.” —Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times (London)

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