The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878-1880. Volume 2

Containing letters written between September 2, 1879, and May 14, 1880, this second volume of *The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1878-1880* documents the full establishment of Henry James as a professional writer and critic on both sides of the Atlantic, as James publishes the novel *Confidence* and the literary biography *Hawthorne* and begins work on *Washington Square* and *The Portrait of a Lady*. James also visits Paris, Florence, Rome, and Naples; begins his friendship with Constance Fenimore Woolson; and deepens his attachment to London and to his friends and acquaintances there.