Henry James is a recognized classic of American literature. His books are widely published and translated into foreign languages, the creative heritage is intensively studied and investigated. He is paid tribute as a novelist and theorist of the novel, as an author of short stories and travel essays, a critic and a memoirist. The publication contains a portrait of the author and articles by Henry James, a translation, notes and a final article by M.A. Shereshevskaya, a translation by M.A. Shereshevskaya and L.E. Polyakova.