THE LETTERS OF HENRY JAMES

SELECTED AND EDITED BY PERCY LUBBOCK VOLUME II NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1920

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

CONTENTS

VI.Rye (continued): 1904-1909

PAGE

Preface1

Letters:

To W. D. Howells8

To Edward Lee Childe10

To W. E. Norris12

To Mrs. Julian Sturgis14

To J. B. Pinker15

To Henry James, junior16

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford18

To Edmund Gosse19

To W. E. Norris22

To Edmund Gosse24

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford29

To Edward Warren31

To Mrs. William James32

To William James34

To Miss Margaret James36

To H. G. Wells37

To William James42

To W. E. Norris45

To Paul Harvey47

To William James50

To William James52

To Miss Margaret James53

To Mrs. Dew-Smith55

To Mrs. Wharton56

To W. E. Norris58

To Thomas Sergeant Perry61

To Gaillard T. Lapsley62

To Bruce Porter65

To Miss Grace Norton67

To William James, junior71

To Howard Sturgis72

To Howard Sturgis74

To Madame Wagnière76

To Mrs. Wharton78

To Miss Gwenllian Palgrave81

To William James82

To W. E. Norris84

To W. E. Norris87

To Dr. and Mrs. J. William White88

To Mrs. Wharton90

To Gaillard T. Lapsley92

To Mrs. Wharton94

To Henry James, junior96

To W. D. Howells98

To Mrs. Wharton104

To J. B. Pinker105

To Miss Ellen Emmet107

To George Abbot James110

To Hugh Walpole112

To George Abbot James113

To W. E. Norris114

To Mrs. Henry White117

To W. D. Howells118

To Edward Lee Childe120

To Hugh Walpole122

To Mrs. Wharton123

To Arthur Christopher Benson125

To Charles Sayle127

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford129

To Miss Grace Norton131

To William James134

To H. G. Wells137

To Miss Henrietta Reubell139

To William James140

To Mrs. Wharton142

To Madame Wagnière144

To Thomas Sergeant Perry146

To Owen Wister148

VII. Rye and Chelsea: 1910-1914

Preface151

Letters:

To T. Bailey Saunders155

To Mrs. Wharton156

To Miss Jessie Allen158

To Mrs. Bigelow159

To W. E. Norris160

To Mrs. Wharton161

To Mrs. Wharton163

To Bruce Porter164

To Miss Grace Norton165

To Thomas Sergeant Perry167

To Mrs. Wharton168

To Mrs. Charles Hunter170

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford171

To W. E. Norris173

To Mrs. Wharton175

To Miss Rhoda Broughton178

To H. G. Wells180

To C. E. Wheeler183

To Dr. J. William White184

To T. Bailey Saunders186

To Sir T. H. Warren188

To Miss Ellen Emmet (Mrs. Blanchard Rand) 189

To Howard Sturgis192

To Mrs. William James194

To Mrs. John L. Gardner195

To Mrs. Wharton197

To Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan199

To Miss Alice Runnells201

To Mrs. Frederic Harrison202

To Miss Theodora Bosanquet204

To Mrs. William James205

To Mrs. Wharton208

To W. E. Norris211

To Miss M. Betham Edwards213

To Wilfred Sheridan215

To Walter V. R. Berry217

To W. D. Howells221

To Mrs. Wharton227

To H. G. Wells229

To Lady Bell231

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford234

To Hugh Walpole236

To Miss Rhoda Broughton238

To Henry James, junior239

To R. W. Chapman241

To Hugh Walpole244

To Edmund Gosse246

To Edmund Gosse248

To Edmund Gosse250

To Edmund Gosse252

To Edmund Gosse255

To Edmund Gosse257

To H. G. Wells261

To Mrs. Humphry Ward264

To Mrs. Humphry Ward265

To Gaillard T. Lapsley267

To John Bailey269

To Dr. J. William White272

To Edmund Gosse274

To Mrs. Bigelow278

To Robert C. Witt280

To Mrs. Wharton281

To A. F. de Navarro286

To Henry James, junior288

To Miss Grace Norton293

To Mrs. Henry White296

To Mrs. William James299

To Bruce Porter302

To Lady Ritchie304

To Mrs. William James305

To Percy Lubbock310

To Two Hundred and Seventy Friends311

To Mrs. G. W. Prothero313

To William James, junior314

To Miss Rhoda Broughton317

To Mrs. Alfred Sutro319

To Hugh Walpole322

To Mrs. Archibald Grove324

To William Roughead327

To Mrs. William James329

To Howard Sturgis330

To Mrs. G. W. Prothero332

To H. G. Wells333

To Logan Pearsall Smith337

To C. Hagberg Wright339

To Robert Bridges341

To André Raffalovich343

To Henry James, junior345

To Edmund Gosse348

To Bruce L. Richmond350

To Hugh Walpole352

To Compton Mackenzie354

To William Roughead356

To Mrs. Wharton357

To Dr. J. William White358

To Henry Adams360

To Mrs. William James361

To Arthur Christopher Benson364

To Mrs. Humphry Ward366

To Thomas Sergeant Perry367

To Mrs. Wharton369

To William Roughead371

To William Roughead373

To Mrs. Alfred Sutro375

To Sir Claude Phillips376

VIII. The War 1914-1916

Preface379

Letters:

To Howard Sturgis382

To Henry James, junior385

To Mrs. Alfred Sutro387

To Miss Rhoda Broughton389

To Mrs. Wharton391

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford392

To William James, junior394

To Mrs. W. K. Clifford397

To Mrs. Wharton399

To Mrs. R. W. Gilder401

To Mrs. Wharton403

To Mrs. Wharton405

To Mrs. T. S. Perry406

To Miss Rhoda Broughton408

To Edmund Gosse409

To Miss Grace Norton412

To Mrs. Wharton414

To Thomas Sergeant Perry416

To Henry James, junior419

To Hugh Walpole423

To Mrs. Wharton425

To Mrs. T. S. Perry427

To Edmund Gosse430

To Miss Grace Norton431

To Mrs. Dacre Vincent434

To the Hon. Evan Charteris436

To Compton Mackenzie437

To Miss Elizabeth Norton441

To Hugh Walpole444

To Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge447

To Mrs. William James449

To Mrs. Wharton452

To the Hon. Evan Charteris453

To Mrs. Wharton456

To Thomas Sergeant Perry459

To Edward Marsh462

To Edward Marsh464

To Mrs. Wharton465

To Edward Marsh468

To G. W. Prothero469

To Wilfred Sheridan470

To Edward Marsh472

To Edward Marsh474

To Compton Mackenzie475

To Henry James, junior477

To Edmund Gosse480

To J. B. Pinker482

To Frederic Harrison483

To H. G. Wells485

To H. G. Wells487

To Henry James, junior490

To Edmund Gosse492

To John S. Sargent493

To Wilfred Sheridan494

To Edmund Gosse496

To Mrs. Wilfred Sheridan499

To Hugh Walpole501

Index503

ILLUSTRATIONS

Henry James, from a Photograph by E. O. Hoppé Frontispiece

Page of "the American" (original Version) as Revised by Henry James, 1906 to face page 70.