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James, Henry

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  1. An American author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. James is known for his novels, such as The Turn of the Screw and Portrait of a Lady.


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The philosopher and psychologist William James was Henry James's brother.

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For Burton, the show unearthed the secret that his great-great-grandmother on his mother’s side, Mary Sills, was actually the biological daughter of a white farmer named James Henry Dixon.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

Her biological father was a man named James Henry Dixon, a white farmer who was married with several children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

After Northam ordered the investigation in the fall of 2020, retired Gen. James Henry Binford Peay, the longtime White superintendent, resigned.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

They are now in the throes of landmark genealogy work to link the country's modern-day residents - many of whom share surnames like Joseph, James, Henry and Gardner - back to their African ancestors.

From BBC • May 4, 2022

“There is something that I believe we might try,” James Henry Trotter said slowly.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl