Henry James

The Ambassadors

originally published:
New York : Harper and Brothers
1903

We offered this copy of the first American edition, first issue in the original unprinted linen dustwrapper, in our Catalog 113.

awards:

  • Connolly 100(1903)
  • Modern Library 100 Best Novels(027)

reference info

bio notes:
born: 4/15/1843
died: 2/28/1916
born as: Henry James

American novelist and, as a naturalized English citizen from 1915, a great figure in transatlantic culture. His fundamental theme was the innocence and exuberance of the New World in conflict with the corruption and wisdom of the Old. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

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