James, Henry

Contains the two most popular short stories by Henry James.

A collection of twenty-two stories by American author Henry James, written in the first part of his career, from 1866 to 1891. Includes a chronology, and a select bibliography.

Contains three fiction stories by ninteenth century American writer Henry James taken from his collection of supernatural tales, including "The Jolly Corner," "The Altar of the Dead," and the title work.

Includes: The real thing; The figure in the carpet; The turn of the screw; The tree of knowledge; Maud-Evelyn; the beast in the jungle; The jolly corner.

Classic novella about a captivating young American, Daisy Miller, whose behavior causes conflicting feelings in the mind of would-be suitor, Winterbourne.

The two stories by Henry James in this volume show him in his characteristic personal manner of tale-telling, but to entirely different effect, the one leading to tragedy, the other to subtle and delicate comedy. The Turn of the Screw is set in an English country house, with the characters being two tragic children, two grown-ups, and two ghosts. The Aspern Papers has its scene in Venice, with two derelict American ladies and their very alert fellow countryman with "the literary heart" who wants to get hold of Jasper Aspern's relics, are perfectly conceived to suit the purposes of the story and to present the other character--the old palace itself!.