A collection of eighteen articles by Henry James on the social and political issues of his day. This title deals with British imperial politics and crises in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and South Africa. It focuses on questions of gender and manners and complements the work resulting from James' 1904-5 tour of the United States.

A collection of 18 articles by novelist James on the social and political issues of his day. The essays explore such issues as the possibility of life after death; British imperial politics and crises in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and South Africa, questions of gender in the United States, and the meaning of World War I.