Henry James, Daisy Miller

Pat Righelato (University of Reading)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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First circulation or publication 1879

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United States (Country of Origin)

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Henry James completed

Daisy Miller

in 1878. Rejected by

Lippincott’s Magazine

, his first tale to be refused by an American journal, it was accepted by Sir Leslie Stephen for the English

Cornhill Magazine

, appearing in two parts in June and July 1878. The tale was an immediate success, as James’s friend the novelist, William Dean Howells, reported in a letter at the time: “Henry James waked up all the women with his

Daisy Miller

, the intention of which they misconceived, and there has been a vast discussion in which nobody felt very deeply and everybody talked very loudly.” For some readers the tale was a satirical exposé of American vulgarity; for others, Daisy represented New World innocence and freshness blighted by the cynicism of European manners. Some Americans felt a…

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Citation: Righelato, Pat. "Daisy Miller". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5786, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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