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Henry James

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The Resume

    (April 15, 1843-February 28, 1916)
    Resettled in Rye, Sussex, England
    Wrote 'Daisy Miller (1879),' 'The Portrait of a Lady (1881),' 'The Bostonians (1886),' 'The Turn of the Screw (1897),' 'The Wings of a Dove (1902)' and 'The Ambassadors (1903)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He grew up rich.
    He never married, causing some to believe he was gay.
    Others suggest he had an incestuous infatuation with a female cousin. Still others say he was simply impotent.
    He was one of those Americans who go on and on about how great England is.
    He said: 'I could come back to America to die, but never, never to live.'
    His writing style is so dense that many people find him unreadable.
    His books have been made into some very boring films.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When the U.S. initially refused to enter World War I, he gave up his citizenship and became a British subject.
    He received an honorary degree from Harvard Law School.
    He is known for his well articulated female characters.
    His book 'The Turn of the Screw' is a strange and disturbing ghost story.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 40 Votes: 42.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 67.50% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 111 Votes: 63.06% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 257 Votes: 61.48% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 82 Votes: 53.66% Annoying