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The Outcry

1911 novel by Henry James

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 27, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

The Outcry is a novel by Henry James published in 1911. It was originally conceived as a play. James cast the material in a three-act drama in 1909, but like many of his plays, it failed to be produced. In 1911 James converted the play into a novel, which was successful with the public. The Outcry was the last novel he was able to complete before his death in 1916. The storyline concerns the buying up of Britain's art treasures by wealthy Americans.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “The Outcry” as 1911 novel by Henry James. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Outcry, novel and Henry.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1911, 1909, 1916—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Outcry, novel and Henry providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “The Outcry”, the useful work is to connect “1911 novel by Henry James” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 27, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1911, 1909 and 1916.

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Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  2. Expand the search: follow The Outcry primary sources, The Outcry archive and Outcry research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “The Outcry”?
  2. How did later circulation or interpretation alter the work’s reception?
  3. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
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This entry incorporates text from “The Outcry” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.