seem rather insipid, but a book like this could hardly end unhappily. Critical evaluation Critics have generally regarded The Outcry as a pleasant trifle turned out in James' declining years. There have been criticisms of the novel's sometimes artificial dialogue and the stage business inherited from the dramatic version. James confessed in a letter to Edith Wharton that such a light, half-length novel was the most he could manage in his late sixties. References The Novels of Henry James by Oscar Cargill (New York: Macmillan Co., 1961) The Novels of Henry James by Edward Wagenknecht (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1983) The Complete Plays of Henry James edited by Leon Edel (New York: Oxford University Press 1990) External links Introductory note on The Outcry from the reissued New York Review Books Classics edition 1911 British novels 1911 American novels Novels by Henry James Novels about artists