But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James' short stories, including 'The Jolly Corner' and 'The Third Person', all of which explore human psychology through ghostly visitations and the uncanny. In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. A chilling collection of Henry James's finest ghost stories, now in a wonderful Clothbound Classics edition But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James' short stories, including 'The Jolly Corner.
The volume also includes Jamess great novella The Turn of the Screw, perhaps the most ambiguous and disturbing ghost story ever written.A chilling collection of Henry James's finest ghost stories, now in a wonderful Clothbound Classics edition They include The Jolly Corner, a compelling story of psychological doubling Owen Wingrave, which is also a subtle parable of military tradition The Friends of the Friends, a strange story of uncanny love and The Private Life, which finds a shrewd, high comedy in its ghostly theme. The stories range widely in tone and type.
This edition includes all ten of his ghost stories, and as such is the fullest collection currently available. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche.
Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story.
This edition includes all ten of his ghost With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury. With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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