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What settings appeared in Henry Jamesās early stories about wealthy American life?
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Henry James, 1905.
In his early stories depicting the lives of the wealthy, Henry James frequently set his narratives in the American locations of Newport and Saratoga. These settings served as backdrops for his exploration of the leisurely existence led by the well-to-do during that period.1