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By Mark Flanagan, About.com Guide to Contemporary Literature since 2003

House of Wits by Paul Fisher

Monday July 7, 2008

The James family, one of America's most brilliant yet troubled dynasties, gave the world three famous children: one of America's literary giants (Henry James), an early theorist in the field of psychology (William James), and a feminist icon (Alice James). Where other biographers have approached these influential individuals separately, Paul Fisher has penned a biography of the family as a whole.

Read the review of House of Wits An Intimate Portrait of the James Family

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