A Tragedy of Error
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A Tragedy of Error is the title of a short story by American writer Henry James
, his first, written at the age of 21 and published anonymously in the February 1864 issue of Continental Monthly. This story was never collected and published by James in book form, but appears in the Library of America
edition of his stories that cover the years 1864-1874.
The story is approximately 7500 words in length, divided into four parts, and written using the third person narrative voice.
Henry James
Henry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James....
, his first, written at the age of 21 and published anonymously in the February 1864 issue of Continental Monthly. This story was never collected and published by James in book form, but appears in the Library of America
Library of America
The Library of America is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature.- Overview and history :Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LoA has published over 200 volumes by a wide range of authors from Mark Twain to Philip...
edition of his stories that cover the years 1864-1874.
The story is approximately 7500 words in length, divided into four parts, and written using the third person narrative voice.