Embarrassments

James (1843-1916), an American-born novelist, was an author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is primarily known for his novels, novellas, and short stories based on the theme of consciousness and morality. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue, and possibly unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to narrative fiction. He is one of the major figures of trans-Atlantic literature. His works include The American (1877), Daisy Miller (1878), Confidence (1879), A Bundle of Letters (1879), The Author of Beltraffio (1884), The Bostonians (1886), The Aspern Papers (1888), The Awkward Age (1899), and The Ambassadors (1903).