Books by Henry James

First published in "Cornhill Magazine" in 1878, "Daisy Miller" is Henry James' novella which concerns the courtship of its titular character, the beautiful young American girl Daisy Miller. While travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy is taken by the delightfulness of the continent, which unlike her brother, she finds superior to their hometown of Schenectady, New York. Her brother introduces her to Frederick Winterbourne, whom she agrees to visit the Château de Chillon with, drawing the disapproval of her family. Daisy further rejects the social conventions of the American expatriate community as she becomes increasingly intimate with Giovanelli, a young Italian of a lower class. Through the portrayal of Daisy, James seeks to contrast the differing attitudes of Europeans and Americans at the end of the 19th century, a theme he would revisit throughout his literary career. "Daisy Miller" was Henry James' first real literary success, one which would bring him immediate and widespread popularity, and which remains to this day as one of his most popular works. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes an introduction by Martin W. Sampson.

"e;The Scarlet Letter"e;: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book is considered to be his "e;masterwork"e;. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. "e;Hawthorne"e; is a book of literary criticism by Henry James published in 1879. The book was an insightful study of James' great predecessor, Nathaniel Hawthorne. James gave extended consideration to each of Hawthorne's novels and a selection of his short stories. He also reviewed Hawthorne's life and some of his nonfiction. The book became somewhat controversial for a famous section where James enumerated the items of novelistic interest he thought were absent from American life.

The Beast in the Jungle, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

A cultural and social critique of early-twentieth-century America, addressing issues of race, ethnicity, class and nationhood, and reflecting on the nature of interpretation and representation. This fully annotated edition will appeal to scholars and advanced students of Henry James studies, American literature and twentieth-century culture.

The first critical edition of Henry James's The Sacred Fount, featuring a full critical apparatus including introduction, notes, glossary, textual variants and bibliography. The volume will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students of Henry James, and of nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and American fiction and literature.

This thirteenth installment in the complete collection of Henry James's more than ten thousand letters records James's work on his mid-career novels The Bostonians and The Princess Casamassima as well as work on a number of tales that would help to define his career.

She is a quiet, gentle girl, but neither beautiful nor clever; no one had ever admired her before, or come to whisper soft words of love to her. But in New York in the 1840s young ladies are not free to marry where they please. She must have her father's permission, and Dr Sloper is a rich man. One day Catherine will have a fortune...

Caroline Spencer ist zauberhaft und sie hat einen Traum: Sie möchte den Atlantik überqueren und durch Europa reisen. Vier Mal trifft der Erzähler auf jene bezaubernde Caroline Spencer und spricht mit ihr über ihre Träume, Zukunftspläne und Wünsche. Und aus der einst zurückhaltenden Caroline Spencer wird mit jeder Begegnung eine mutigere und entschlossenere Frau. Doch der Erzähler sieht Caroline Spencer in Gefahr und seine Vorahnungen scheinen sich zu erfüllen."Henry James sieht alles: Illusionen, Eitelkeit, Täuschung und Enttäuschung. Ein Meistererzähler."– Der Tagesspiegel"Die in Vier Begegnungen vereinten Geschichten bilden James‘ thematische Entwicklung ab; lesenswert die eine wie die andere, wie eigentlich alles aus seiner Feder." – Westfälische Rundschau"Pure Freude ist das." – Süddeutsche ZeitungHenry James (1843-1916) war ein amerikanisch-britischer Schriftsteller. Er stammte aus einer wohlhabenen Familie und wurde schon früh mit den Klassikern der Weltliteratur vertraut gemacht. In seiner Jugend bereiste Henry Hames Europa und studierte in New York, London, Paris, Bologna, Bonn und Genf. 1875 kehrte er den USA den Rücken und ließ sich in England nieder. In den Werken von Henry James geht es oft um den Antagonismus zwischen dem alten Europa und der "Neuen Welt" Amerika. Zahlreiche seiner Romane und Erzählungen dienten zudem als Filmvorlagen.

American author and expatriate, Henry James is regarded as one the principal figures of 19th century literary realism. His work, which often features Americans traveling to Europe, is noted for its intimate examination of the consciousness of his characters. In this volume we find two of his most popular works. “The Turn of the Screw” is an intense psychological tale of terror. Beginning in an old house on Christmas Eve, it is the story of a governess who comes to live with and take care of two young children, whose parents have recently died. The governess loves her new position in charge of the young children; however she is soon disturbed when she begins to see ghosts. “The Aspern Papers” is the story of an unnamed narrator who travels to Venice in search of Juliana Bordereau, whom he believes is in possession of some personal letters of the famous and now dead American poet, Jeffrey Aspern. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes a preface by Henry James.