Notes of a Son and a Brother

First UK paperback publication of Henry James's witty but forgotten adolescent memoirs, Notes of a Son and a Brother (1914). Praise for A SMALL BOY AND OTHERS, James's forgotten childhood memoirs (1913): Just before becoming a British citizen in 1915, James wrote these captivating and humorous memoirs of his adolescence. Describing his older brother, the famous William James, whom he revered beyond measure, he recreates this most eventful time of his life in a fresh and remarkably uninhibited style. The book was last published in 1955. Toby Litt introduces the book is one of London's greatest talents to have recently appeared on the literary scene with acclaimed books such as Corpsing, Beatniks and deadkidsongs.

Author Biography

Henry James was born in 1843 of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He became so popular in Britain that he stayed from 1896. Toby Litt has just edited for Penguin Henry James's novel The Outcry, written 4 years before these memoirs.