"The Turn of the Screw" is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered.
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 185326069X
Category: Drama
Page: 228
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"The Turn of the Screw" is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. "The Aspern Papers" is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace.This collection including, The Beast in the Jungle and The Jolly Corner, features James's finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James's writing, and provocative study questions.
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 1593080433
Category: Fiction
Page: 340
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Joseph Conrad once said of his friend Henry James, As is meet for a man of his descent and tradition, Mr. James is the historian of fine consciences. As it turns out, James was also incredibly gifted at writing exceptional ghost stories. This collection including, The Beast in the Jungle and The Jolly Corner, features James's finest supernatural tales, along with criticism, a discussion of the legacies of James's writing, and provocative study questions.The Aspern Papers is the story of an American scholar who pursues the papers of Jeffrey Aspern, and is built from an anecdote from James' own life. With deft craftsmanship James touches the most intricate workings of the human mind.
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category: Foreign Language Study
Page: 28
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The Aspern Papers is the story of an American scholar who pursues the papers of Jeffrey Aspern, and is built from an anecdote from James' own life. With deft craftsmanship James touches the most intricate workings of the human mind.A literary historian develops a scheme to gain possession of love letters written by an American poet, and a governess tries to protect the two young children in her care from the ghosts she perceives haunting them.
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category: Self-Help
Page: 115
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A literary historian develops a scheme to gain possession of love letters written by an American poet, and a governess tries to protect the two young children in her care from the ghosts she perceives haunting them.... tormented acceptance , in advance , of the scanted canvas ; of the writer's rueful hopeful assent to the conditions known to him as " too little room to turn round . ... CONTENTS THE ASPERN PAPERS THE TURN OF THE SCREW THE PREFACE.
Author: Henry James
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105033546503
Category:
Page: 472
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