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Henry James: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Henry James has 10 books adapted into 12 TV shows and movies.
About Henry James's books on screen
Henry James has 10 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1879 to 1903. Together they have become 12 movies. The first adaptation was The Heiress (1949), and the most recent released one is The Beast (2023). The most adapted is The Beast in the Jungle, with 3 screen versions.
Henry James books with adaptations, in publication order
- Daisy Miller (1879) · adapted as Daisy Miller (1974)
- Washington Square (1880) · adapted as The Heiress (1949), Washington Square (1997)
- The Portrait of a Lady (1881) · adapted as The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
- The Bostonians (1886) · adapted as The Bostonians (1984)
- The Altar of the Dead (1895) · adapted as The Green Room (1978)
- The Way It Came (1896) · adapted as The Green Room (1978)
- What Maisie Knew (1897) · adapted as What Maisie Knew (2012)
- The Turn of the Screw (1898) · adapted as The Innocents (1961), The Turning (2020)
- The Wings of the Dove (1902) · adapted as The Wings of the Dove (1997)
- The Beast in the Jungle (1903) · adapted as The Green Room (1978), The Beast (2023), The Beast in the Jungle (2023)
TV shows and movies based on Henry James's books
- The Beast (movie, 2023)
- The Beast in the Jungle (movie, 2023)
- The Turning (movie, 2020)
- What Maisie Knew (movie, 2012)
- Washington Square (movie, 1997)
- The Wings of the Dove (movie, 1997)
- The Portrait of a Lady (movie, 1996)
- The Bostonians (movie, 1984)
- The Green Room (movie, 1978)
- Daisy Miller (movie, 1974)
- The Innocents (movie, 1961)
- The Heiress (movie, 1949)
Common questions
How many Henry James books have been made into movies or TV shows?
10 books have been adapted into 12 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Henry James adaptation?
The Heiress, released in 1949, a movie based on Washington Square.
Is a new Henry James adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Beast.
Which Henry James book has the most adaptations?
The Beast in the Jungle, with 3 TV and movie versions.