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The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw is a ghost novel based on supernatural fiction genre written by the American author Hery James whose notable works include The Portrait of a Lady, What Maisie Knew, The Wings of the Dove, Daisy Miller, and The Ambassadors. A young woman is employed as governess for the two parentless children Miles and Flora by their uncle...

The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

by Henry James

The Golden Bowl is a adultery fiction novel written by American novelist Henry James who is known  for his short narratives such as Daisy Miller, A Passionate Pilgrim, The Beast in the Jungle, and The Aspern Papers.The Golden Bowl narrates how the father-daughter relationships intimacy went on to spoil their marriages and oust their spouses. &..

The Beast in the Jungle

The Beast in the Jungle

by Henry James

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death. The parable of John Marcher and his peculiar destiny has spoken to many readers..

The Portrait of a Lady Vol I

The Portrait of a Lady Vol I

by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, wh..

The Portrait of a Lady Vol II

The Portrait of a Lady Vol II

by Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. Isabel Archer, originally from Albany, New York, is invited by her maternal aunt, Lydia Touchett, to visit Lydia's rich husband, Daniel, at his estate near London, following the death ..

The Figure in the Carpet

The Figure in the Carpet

by Henry James

The Figure in the Carpet is a short story (sometimes considered a novella) by American writer Henry James first published in 1896. It is told in the first person; the narrator, whose name is never revealed, meets his favorite author and becomes obsessed with discovering the secret meaning or intention of all the author's works.“The Figure in the Ca..

The Jolly Corner

The Jolly Corner

by Henry James

The Jolly Corner is a short story by Henry James published first in the magazine The English Review of December, 1908. One of James' most noted ghost stories, "The Jolly Corner" describes the adventures of Spencer Brydon as he prowls the now-empty New York house where he grew up. He encounters a "sensation more complex than had ever before found it..

The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

by Henry James

The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). This dark comedy, seen as one of the masterpieces of James's final period, follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe in pursuit of Chad Newsome, his widowed fiancée's supposedly wayward son; he is to bring the ..