Search -
Henry James: Selected Works : Daisy Miller / The Portrait of a Lady / The Turn of the Screw / The Aspern Papers
Henry James Selected Works Daisy Miller / The Portrait of a Lady / The Turn of the Screw / The Aspern Papers Author:Henry James Daisy Miller — American Daisy Miller visits Europe with her mother and finds that her freshness and innocence are misinterpreted as immodesty and forwardness. This brings her into conflict with the differences in the two cultural traditions, inviting shock and disaster. — The Portrait of a Lady — When Isabel Archer... more », a young American with looks, wit, and imagination, arrives in Europe, she sees the world as "a place of brightness," full of possibility. Rejecting suitors who offer her wealth and devotion, she follows her own path and finds it leads to a dark and constricted future. The Portrait of a Lady is the masterpiece of James's middle period, and Isabel is his most engaging central character.
The Turn of the Screw
One of literature’s most gripping ghost stories depicts the sinister transformation of two innocent children into flagrant liars and hypocrites. Elegantly told tale of unspoken horror and psychological terror creates what few stories in literature have been able to do -- a complete feeling of dread and uncertainty.
The Aspern Papers
Obsession of a more worldly variety lies at the heart of The Aspern Papers, the tale of a literary historian determined to get his hands on some letters written by a great poet -- and prepared to use trickery and deception to achieve his aims. « less