1. Introduction of Henry James Bust Henry James (1843–1916) was an American-born novelist and literary critic who later became a British citizen. He was one of the most important writers of late 19th-century English literature. Born in New York, he spent much of his life traveling between the United States, Britain, and continental Europe, a transatlantic experience that became a significant backdrop to his writing. James was particularly adept at depicting the complex psychological states of his characters and the cultural differences between American and European societies. His representative works include The Portrait of a Lady, The Wings of a Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Tightening of the Screws. This Henry James Bust, created in 1913 by the British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood, is sculpted in marble and based on the realistic appearance of Henry James in his later years. In the Henry James Bust, the figure has thinning hair