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2016 is the centenary of the death of the great American writer Henry James. When he was 26 years old he visited Italy for the first time and fell in love with the country. He wrote an acclaimed collection of essays called Italian Hours. At a concert that features Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, novelist and Henry James expert Philip Hensher reflects on his writing. He is joined by Professor Philip Horne – editor of Henry James: A Life in Letters and a series editor of the Penguin Classics publications of Henry James’s novels.

Henry James: A Life in Letters edited by Philip Horne is out now.

Philip Hensher's most recent book is a collection of short stories called Tales of Persuasion.

Image Credit: Eamonn McCabe