adjective
Etymology
Origin of Jamesian
Example Sentences
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Narrated by a man called Tracker, whose supernaturally keen nose has earned him work as a kind of bounty hunter, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” is also a distinctly Jamesian entry into the fantasy canon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
David Lodge published Author, Author, a novel about Henry James, in the same year that three other Jamesian books came out, including one by Colm Tóibín that got more attention and praise.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2019
And the more longueurs Banville provides in order to reinforce the Jamesian mood and manner, the more tedious the novel becomes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Any Jamesian will be surprised at how much new light Murphy casts on these eerie tales of revenants and demons.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2017
No crude explanation of the decisions he made can do justice to the multiple loyalties he felt, or the almost Jamesian way he thought about and ultimately resolved them.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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