Complex sentence: In his early days, he received frequent and generally approving scrutiny from major literary figures, and became a protégé of Henry James, whose influence is discernible in "The Duchess of Wrexe" (1914) and "The Green Mirror" (1917).
Split into simpler sentences: In his early days, he received frequent and generally approving scrutiny from major literary figures. He became a protégé of Henry James, whose influence is discernible in "The Duchess of Wrexe" (1914) and "The Green Mirror" (1917).