Alice James: the life of the brilliant but neglected younger sister of William and Henry James

The Story

Alice James grew up in a cultural atmosphere of singular richness. Her father, Henry James, Sr., was a noted religious philosopher; her oldest brother, William, became the foremost psychologist of his time; and her brother Henry, Jr., its greatest novelist. There was no place for a talented woman, and the frustrations of Alice's life resulted in severe and disabling nervous disorders. 36 photographs.