Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Believe it or not, it wasn't until after he died that Henry James became recognized as one of the greatest novelists ever and his zillion-page books started getting assigned in high schools all over the U.S. (Source)
Henry came from a smart family. His brother William went on to become one of the most famous American philosophers and psychologists ever. (Source)
Like Strether in The Ambassadors, James traveled from America to Paris and fell in love with the place. The difference is that James actually stayed in Paris to live there. (Source)