The Bostonians

tragicomic novel by Henry James
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The Bostonians

Summary

The Bostonians is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bostonians authored Henry James[3].
  • The Bostonians's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Bostonians was published by Macmillan Publishers[5].
  • The Bostonians's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Bostonians's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • The Bostonians was published on 1886[8].
  • The Bostonians's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138662358[9].
  • The Bostonians's narrative location is recorded as Boston[10].
  • The Bostonians's narrative location is recorded as Massachusetts[11].
  • The Bostonians's narrative location is recorded as New York City[12].
  • The Bostonians's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[13].
  • The Bostonians's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[14].
  • The Bostonians's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Bostonians'}[15].
  • The Bostonians's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Olive will come down in about ten minutes; she told me to tell you that.”'}[16].
  • The Bostonians's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It is to be feared that with the union, so far from brilliant, into which she was about to enter, these were not the last she was destined to shed.'}[17].
  • The Bostonians's derivative work is recorded as The Bostonians[18].
  • The Bostonians's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The Bostonians's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Bostonians's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 539ec42a-1cb0-4828-b841-ce33a565d482[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Bostonians authored Henry James[3]. It was published by Macmillan Publishers[5].

Publication

The Bostonians was released on 1886[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6].

Why It Matters

The Bostonians ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . NoveList Plus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . NoveList Plus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work novel
    Described by source The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia
    Has edition or translation Q138662358
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
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