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🚪📚 So it seems the *Guardian* has discovered the hitherto unknown fact that Henry James had a family—who knew? Maybe next they'll uncover that books have pages. 🙄 #GroundbreakingJournalism
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/20/colm-toibin-how-henry-james-family-tried-to-keep-him-in-the-closet #GroundbreakingJournalism #HenryJames #FamilyDiscovery #LiteraryHumor #MediaCritique #BookNews #HackerNews #ngated
Colm Tóibín: how Henry James's family tried to keep him in the closet

After Henry James’s death 100 years ago, his relatives were at pains to remove any hints of his sexuality from his letters and biography

The Guardian