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Letters From the Palazzo Barbaro (Book)

James Henry (Author), Henry James (Author), Henry James (Author)

This collection of letters, written during his stays in Venice, provides a unique insight into Henry James's life and work.

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The Turn of the Screw and Owen Wingrave (Book)

Henry James (Author)

A collection of ghostly tales in which a young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children given into her charge by their uncle at his grand country house.

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Henry James - Notable Works, Including (Complete and Unabridged): The American, the Turn of the Screw, the Portrait of a Lady, the Wings of the Dove (Book)

Henry James (Author)

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The Portrait of a Lady (Book)

Henry James (Author)

The Portrait of a Lady in half the time

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What Maisie Knew (Book)

Henry James (Author), Henry/ Cartwright James (Author)

An innocent young girl who is caught between her divorced parents attempts to understand life and its injustices.

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Washington Square (Book)

Henry James (Author)

The classic novel set in 1840s New York, which was first published in 1880.

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Art of the Novel (Book)

Henry James (Author), Henry/ Blackmur James (Author), James Henry (Author)

This collection of prefaces, originally written for the 1909 multi-volume New York Edition of Henry James's fiction, first appeared in book form in 1934 with an introduction by poet and critic R. P. Blackmur. In his prefaces, James tackles the great problems of fiction [...]

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The Other House - With a New Introduction by Leon Edel (Book)

Henry James (Author)

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The American Scene - Together with Three Essays from "Portraits of Places" (Book)

Henry James (Author)

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The Wings of the Dove (Book)

Henry James (Author)

Emerging from the grit and stigma of poverty to a life of fairytale privilege under the wing of her aunt, the beautiful and financially ambitious Kate Croy is already romantically involved with promising journalist Merton Densher when they become acquainted with Milly [...]

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Washington Square (Book)

Henry James (Author)

When timid and plain Catherine Sloper acquires a dashing and determined suitor, her father, convinced that the young man is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, decides to put a stop to their romance.

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The Coxon Fund (Book)

Henry James (Author)

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The Turn of the Screw (Book)

Henry James (Author), Kay Dixey (Illustration)

A young woman arrives at a large country house. Her job is to look after the two children who live there, but she soon discovers that there is something very strange about both the house and the children. The longer she stays, the more she feels that the two children are in [...]

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Henry James' The Bostonians (Book)

Henry James (Author)

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What Maisie Knew (Book)

Henry James (Author)

After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. When both take lovers and remarry, Maisie - solitary, observant and wise beyond her years - is drawn [...]

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