Henry James 
Finer Grain 

Written during his convalescence as James recovered from an illness, the stories collected in The Finer Grain embody the strengths of the author’s late period. Though not quite as hauntingly complex as novels such as The Portrait of a Lady or The Wings of the Dove, these shorter pieces stand as a testament to Henry James’ significance as a major literary force in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.