James Henry

Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche. This edition includes all ten of his ghost stories, and as such is the fullest collection currently...

Młoda Amerykanka, Isabel Archer, przybywa do Europy żądna przygód i wrażeń. Odziedziczywszy spory majątek, przekonana, że dokładnie rozumie sens ludzkich poczynań, odtrąca trzech konkurentów, aby poślubić czwartego - bezwzględnego obłudnika. Jednak nie tylko perypetie miłosne są treścią książki - najważniejszy jest proces dojrzewania bohaterki w...

"Daisy Miller", "Wychowanek", "Łgarz" i "Bestia w dżungli" to cztery spośród ponad stu opowiadań w bogatym dorobku autora. Każde z nich to świat w miniaturze i literackie arcydzieło.Daisy Miller, jedna z najsłynniejszych bohaterek Jamesa, to postać figlarna i pełna uroku, pozornie tylko próżna i powierzchowna. Swoją odwagą i buntem wobec...

The child of parents who divorce, remarry and then embark on adulterous affairs, Maisie Farange survives by her intelligence and spirit. For all its sombre theme of childhood innocence exposed to a corrupted adult world, this novel is one of James's comic masterpieces. The outrageous behaviour of the characters on the seedy fringes of the English...

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 told by a master of the genre.The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured and accomplished. The author cleverly evokes the drama of comédie...

Daisy Miller is one of Henry James's most attractive heroines: she represents youth and frivolity. As a tourist in Italy, her American freedom and freshness of spirit come up against the corruption and hypocrisy of European manners. From its first publication, readers on both sides of the Atlantic have quarrelled about her, defending or attacking...