Books like Confidence by Henry James

A classic tale of revenge and obsession against the mighty Moby Dick.

A young governess in a remote estate discovers that the souls of two children are threatened by the malevolent ghosts of a former governess and her lover.

A professor's harrowing experiences during the Industrial Revolution in post-war America, as he struggles to survive the chaos and loss around him.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

Bigger Thomas, a 20-year-old black youth in poverty on Chicago's South Side, becomes embroiled in a brutal murder and must face the consequences of his violent actions in Richard Wright's novel 'Native Son' (1940).

Three male explorers arrive in an all‑female society and discover a matriarchal utopia, challenging their assumptions about gender and civilization.

Henry James’s early novel follows an American diplomat in Paris who must navigate the social intrigues of diplomatic life, the complexities of man‑woman relationships, and the contrasting worlds of America and France during the late nineteenth century.

A fast-paced historical romance set in early America, featuring the legendary Natty Bumppo and a love story set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.

A steamboat journey through Louisiana during April Fool's Day, where a confident fraudster uses multiple identities to trick unsuspecting passengers.

American Dorothy "Daisy" Miller charms in Switzerland and Italy, but her lively spirit and romance with the young American Winterbourne clash with the conservative norms of their fellow expatriates, prompting a critique of Anglo‑American cultural differences.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

A story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, exploring personal conflicts and social critique in 1872.

A group of settlers encounters an old trapper on the prairie in 1805, as they push westward over the Great Plains for new land and opportunities in the United States of America, while the country is still being explored.

Melville's adventure tale of an American sailor's journey to a Polynesian paradise, revealing its flawed aspects.

Kate Croy, a young American woman in London, schemes to secure a future with the amateur financier Merton Densher by courting the wealthy, ill Milly Theale; her plan highlights ambition, love, and tragedy.

A thrilling historical spy novel set during the American Revolution, inspired by accusations of venality and featuring a common man wrongly suspected as a spy for the British, who refuses to accept payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause.

Rose Campbell returns to her roots in this sequel to 'Eight Cousins'.

In 1886‑Boston satire, a civil war veteran, his feminist cousin, and a newcomer collide over reformist ideals, revealing the era’s social tensions.

In Henry James’s early novel, the aspiring sculptor Roderick Hudson captivates affluent patron Rowland Mallet, who brings him to Rome in hopes of nurturing his talent; as fame and infatuation rise, both men face artistic loss and unattainable love.

In a decaying Venetian villa, an unnamed collector cracks under the lure of the unpublished papers of the late poet Jeffrey Aspern, risking friendship and morality to claim the writer’s most intimate secrets.

A young woman's quest for love and reconciliation after her husband's death in a French plantation setting in the 1870s.

Henry James’s annotated correspondence reveals the mind of a master novelist, offering insights into his works, literary craft, and views on sex, politics, and friendship through letters to writers, artists, and leaders.

Young Maisie Farange navigates life between her divorced parents and their new spouses, witnessing adult adultery and society’s hypocrisy while trying to understand her own place in the world.

A tale of the 1839-1846 Anti-rent War in New York, featuring the Littlepage Manuscripts and classic literature characters, including James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, focusing on themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, through the eyes of the Littlepage family, who uncover a secret manuscript that reveals the true power behind the anti-rent movement, and how it was suppressed by those in control, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the era through the lens of a family torn between tradition and change, amidst the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, with the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, and the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future.