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The Illustration of the Master examines the crucial role of the illustrated press in the formation of the reading public and the writing profession during Henry James's lifetime. The book re-examines James's stories, criticism, and travel essays in light of the explosive growth of the magazine industry in the United States and abroad at the turn of the century. Using previously unpublished archival sources, Amy Tucker delves into James's negotiations with publishers, editors, and literary agents, as well as his interactions with some of the celebrated artists who were assigned to illustrate his work. Reproducing more than 120 illustrations, advertisements, and other images that accompanied James's work, this book reveals the vital interplay of word and image that helped define literary culture at a moment when "popular entertainment" and "high art" had not yet gone their separate ways.
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The Illustration of the Master
The Illustration of the Master Henry James and the Magazine Revolution
Amy Tucker
Stanford University Press Stanford, California
Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tucker, Amy. The illustration of the master : Henry James and the magazine revolution / Amy Tucker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8047-6874-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. James, Henry, 1843–1916—Illustrations. 2. James, Henry, 1843–1916—Criticism and interpretation. 3. Magazine illustration—United States—19th century. 4. Art and literature—United States—History—19th century. 5. Periodicals—Publishing—United States—History—19th century. 6. Books and reading—United States—History—19th century. I. Title. ps2124.t83 2010 813´.4—dc22 2009045988 Typeset at Stanford University Press in 11/15 Bell MT
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Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xv
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1
Henry James and the Rise of the Illustrated Magazines
Chapter 2
xxiii xxv
1
“Double Discourse” in the Illustrated Tales of the 1890s
24
Chapter 3
Stepping out of the Frame: James’s “Holbein”
85
Chapter 4
“The Business of Art”: Essays on Illustration
122
Chapter 5
James, Pennell, and the Art of the Travelogue
168
Epilogue
208
Notes
213
Works Cited
227
Index
243
Illustrations
Chapter 1 Headpiece for “Broken Wings” in the Century Illustrated Magazine 1. Headpiece for “Greville Fane” in the Illustrated London News 2. Running headpiece for The Other House in the Illustrated London News
1 17 23
Chapter 2 Headpiece for “Brooksmith” in Black and White 3. Gaston Fay, frontispiece for “The Story of a Masterpiece” in the Galaxy 4. W. J. Hennessy, illustration for “Osborne’s Revenge” in the Galaxy 5. W. J. Hennessy, illustrated pages from “Nona Vincent” in the English Illustrated Magazine 6. Eric Pape, halftone illustration for “The Turn of the Screw” in Collier’s Weekly 7. Title sketch for “Brooksmith” in Harper’s Weekly 8. John H. Bacon, illustrations for “Brooksmith”