Alice James

thumb|right|Truly nothing is to be expected but the unexpected. Alice James (7 August, 1848 - 6 March 1892) was a U.S. diarist, the sister of Henry James and William James. She is known primarily for the posthumously published diary she kept in the last years of her life. Quotes What sense of superiority it gives one to escape reading some book which every one else is reading. As quoted in Alice James, Her Brothers — Her Journal (1934). Truly nothing is to be expected but the unexpected. As quoted in Alice James, Her Brothers — Her Journal (1934). External links Genius in the Family: Cameo Biography by Abby Wolf Visiting the Emerson Girls by Frank Albrecht "Illness as Metaphor" Susan Sontag's only play: Alice in Bed Category:Memoirists from the United States Category:Diarists Category:Women authors from the United States Category:1848 births Category:1892 deaths Category:People from New York City