The Beast in the Jungle - Paperback

by Broderick Madden Archive (Author), Henry James (Author)

The Beast in the Jungle, a classic novella by Henry James, is revived in this new edition by Broderick Madden Archive. The Archive seeks to produce attractive, affordable copies of classic literature with students and avid readers in mind. The end of the text includes several blank pages for note taking, as well as wider margins for tabs and marginalia.

Author Biography

Henry James was born in 1843 in Washington Place, New York, of Scottish and Irish ancestry. His father was a prominent theologian and philosopher and his elder brother, William, is also famous as a philosopher. He attended schools in New York and later in London, Paris and Geneva, entering the Law School at Harvard in 1862. In 1865 he began to contribute reviews and short stories to American journals. In 1875, after two prior visits to Europe, he settled for a year in Paris, where he met Flaubert, Turgenev and other literary figures. However, the next year he moved to London, where he became so popular in society that in the winter of 1878-9 he confessed to accepting 107 invitations. In 1898 he left London and went to live at Lamb House, Rye, Sussex. Henry James became a naturalized citizen in 1915, was awarded the Order of Merit and died in 1916. The Portable Henry James, edited by John Auchard