It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the… — Henry James · Skopia

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It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

1872

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James, Henry. Henry James: A Life in Letters, edited by Philip Horne. Penguin Classics, 2001.

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James, Henry. Letter to Charles Eliot Norton. 4 Feb. 1872.

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