Written by Henry James
The Turn of the Screw
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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
by Henry JamesThe 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 Real Thing and Other Tales
by Henry JamesThe Real Thing is a short story by Henry James, first syndicated by S. S. McClure in multiple American newspapers and then published in the British publication Black and White in April 1892 and the following year as the title story in the collection, The Real Thing and Other Stories published by Macmillan. This story, often read as a parable, plays..