Henry James Article

When did Henry James become a writer?

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Henry James’s first short story, “A Tragedy of Error,” was published anonymously in The Continental Monthly in 1864. Shortly thereafter James befriended William Dean Howells, editor of The Atlantic Monthly. Howells published him regularly, and by his mid-20s James was widely considered one of the most skillful writers of short stories in America.