excerpts – ‘A Note on the Family Tongue’

“SINCE BOTH WJ AND HJ were lifelong writers, the most enduring influence from their father was his gift of language.” — F. O. Mathiessen

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F. O. Mathiessen, “A Note on the Family Tongue”

IN F. O. Mathiessen, The James Family: Including Selections from the Writings of Henry James, Senior, William, Henry, & Alice James (New York: Afred A. Knopf, 1961), pp. 101-112

— posted by Roger W. Smith

   May 2025