There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding. - Henry James

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There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.

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About Henry James

Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, John Singer Sargent (died 1925) (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Henricus James

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