| The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Fiction Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553210599 ISBN-13: 9780553210590 Publisher: Bantam Classics OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 1981 Annotation: To read a story by Henry James is to enter a world--a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters and charming Europeans populate these five fascinating "Nouvelles --works which represent the author in both his early and late phases. From the apparitions of evil that haunt the governess in "The Turn Of The Screw to the startling self-scrutiny of an egotistical man in "The Beast In The Jungle, the mysterious tumings of human behavior are skillfully and coolly observed--proving Henry James to be a master of psychological insight as well as one of the finest stylists of modern English literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Series: Classics S |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" (0.55 lbs) 560 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To read a story by Henry James is to enter a fully realized world unlike any other--a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters, and charming Europeans populate these five fascinating nouvelles, which represent the author in both his early and late phases. From the apparitions of evil that haunt the governess in "The Turn of the Screw" to the startling self-scrutiny of an egotistical man in "The Beast in the Jungle," the mysterious turnings of human behavior are coolly and masterfully observed--proving Henry James to be a master of psychological insight as well as one of the finest prose stylists of modern English literature. |