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Alice James, Her Brothers - Her Journal
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As the quotations in the Introduction are so largely taken from unpublished family letters, the reader has not been cum bered with notes which he would be unable to verify. Where reference has been made to other books, they are named in the text. A few citations have been taken from the Collected Let ters of William James and of Henry James and thanks is made to mr.-henry James 3d. For his permission to use them and to reprint the page of praise which prefaces the Journal. The Editor, indeed, has much gratitude to express for many kindnesses in connection with the work. To Miss Katherine Loring, first and foremost, by whose piety the Journal was originally preserved, she owes warm thanks, for personal inter est as well as for the picture of Alice James' last years of life. To Mr. Edward Holton James, thanks are due for letters and material. Thanks also to Mr. Garth Pierpont James for per mission to use his grandfather's letters from Florida.
As the quotations in the Introduction are so largely taken from unpublished family letters, the reader has not been cum bered with notes which he would be unable to verify. Where reference has been made to other books, they are named in the text. A few citations have been taken from the Collected Let ters of William James and of Henry James and thanks is made to mr.-henry James 3d. For his permission to use them and to reprint the page of praise which prefaces the Journal. The Editor, indeed, has much gratitude to express for many kindnesses in connection with the work. To Miss Katherine Loring, first and foremost, by whose piety the Journal was originally preserved, she owes warm thanks, for personal inter est as well as for the picture of Alice James' last years of life. To Mr. Edward Holton James, thanks are due for letters and material. Thanks also to Mr. Garth Pierpont James for per mission to use his grandfather's letters from Florida.
252 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1934
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Alice James
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Alice James was a American diarist. The only daughter of Henry James, Sr., and sister of psychologist and philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, she is known mainly for the posthumously published diary that she kept in her final years, which has made James something of a feminist icon: she was seen as struggling through her mental and physical illnesses to find her own voice.
Alice James was a American diarist. The only daughter of Henry James, Sr., and sister of psychologist and philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, she is known mainly for the posthumously published diary that she kept in her final years, which has made James something of a feminist icon: she was seen as struggling through her mental and physical illnesses to find her own voice.
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September 6, 2009
The biggest disappointment I had with this book was merely that the journal begins when Alice is already in her 40th year. I had hoped for a younger journal, more with her feelings regarding her family to get a better understanding of her place in the James family. However, she discussed things happening in her world, both within the home and without. The majority of the journal was written in England when she lived with her brother James, and I would have liked to have known her attitudes living in Massachusetts. The journal takes the reader into the last days of her life, allowing the reader a small insight into the pain she experienced daily.
Before the journal, however, there was an expansive section about her brothers, which I found equally distracting and interesting. I wanted to know more about Alice, and found reading about the lives of her more infamous brothers a detraction, though interesting in that they all lived interesting lives. Alice, however, remained the fresh-faced little girl throughout, smiling over dinner as the boys debated with one another.
Surely there are better sources out there about Alice's life, and I'm sure to stumble upon them eventually.
Before the journal, however, there was an expansive section about her brothers, which I found equally distracting and interesting. I wanted to know more about Alice, and found reading about the lives of her more infamous brothers a detraction, though interesting in that they all lived interesting lives. Alice, however, remained the fresh-faced little girl throughout, smiling over dinner as the boys debated with one another.
Surely there are better sources out there about Alice's life, and I'm sure to stumble upon them eventually.
May 10, 2021
5 stars for Alice’s diary. 2 removed for Burr’s edits.
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