Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of those

Turn of the Screw (Henry James)(Paperback / softback)

Dominoes: Level 2: The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback)

A chilling ghost story, wrought with tantalising ambiguity, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw is edited with an introduction and notes by David Bromwich in Penguin Classics. In what Henry James called a 'trap for the unwary', The Turn of the Screw tells of a nameless young governess sent to a

The Portrait of a Lady (James Henry)(Paperback)

Henry James is one of the giants of American literary history. From the novella 'Daisy Miller' and classic short stories such as 'The Turn of the Screw' to the popular short novel Washington Square and intricately woven and highly complex later novels such as The Golden Bowl and The Ambassadors,

The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

A chilling new collection of Henry James's short stories exploring the uncanny, including 'The Turn of the Screw,' the basis for the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor In 'The Turn of the Screw,' one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the

Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

World Classics Library: Henry James - The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, Washington Square (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback)

A new edition of a Gothic novella which has inspired many horror and psychological thrillers since its publication. This new edition of The Turn of the Screw offers students the definitive text and extensive appendices. An unnamed young governess is sent to a country house to take charge of two

The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

Whether viewed as a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease, or simply as 'the most hopelessly evil story we have ever read,' The Turn of the Screw is probably the most famous of ghostly tales and certainly the

Daisy Miller and Other Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

The tale of Daisy's irruption into staid European society enjoyed, as did Daisy herself, a succ�s de scandale; and it has remained one of Jamess most popular short stories. Like the others collected here--'Pandora, ' 'The Patagonia, ' and 'Four Meetings'-- it describes a confrontation between

The Turn of the Screw: And Other Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. At first Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess begins to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets hidden in the house, she is

The Turn of the Screw (Legend Classics) (James Henry)(Paperback)

Soon to be adapted into the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor Recently adapted into the major motion picture The Turning starring Finn Wolfhard Recently adapted into an opera in London's West EndNo, no--there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I

Penguin Readers Level 6: The Turn of the Screw (ELT Graded Reader) (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting

The Wisdom of the Heart (Miller Henry)(Paperback)

In this selection of stories and essays, Henry Miller elucidates, revels, and soars, showing his command over a wide range of moods, styles, and subject matters. Writing 'from the heart,' always with a refreshing lack of reticence, Miller involves the reader directly in his thoughts and feelings

Daisy Miller (James Henry)(Paperback)

Travelling in Europe with her family, Daisy Miller, an exquisitely beautiful young American woman, presents her fellow-countryman Winterbourne with a dilemma he cannot resolve. Is she deliberately flouting social convention in the outspoken way she talks and acts, or is she simply ignorant of those

Daisy Miller and an International Episode (James Henry)(Paperback)

'An inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence' This unique edition reunites two tales which James intended to be complementary --'Daisy Miller' and 'An International Episode.' Young Daisy Miller perplexes, amuses, and charms her stiff but susceptible fellow-American, Frederick Winterbourne

Turn of the Screw: And Owen Wingrave (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Henry James' classic ghost stories features an afterword by bestselling author

Golden Bowl (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

A new edition of Henry James's searing study of marriage and Infidelity Set in England, The Golden Bowl is Henry James's highly charged exploration of adultery, jealousy, and possession that continues and challenges James's characteristic exploration of the battle between American innocence and

Wings of the Dove (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Emerging from the grit and stigma of poverty to a life of fairytale privilege under the wing of her aunt, the beautiful and financially ambitious Kate Croy is already romantically involved with promising journalist Merton Densher when they become acquainted with Milly Theale, a New York socialite

Cop and the Anthem and Other Stories (Henry O.)(Paperback / softback)

O. Henry was a master of the short story and one of the most popular American writers of the twentieth century. This selection of tales from across his writing career ranges from New York apartments to the cattle-lands of Texas, taking in con men, clerks, hustlers, shop assistants, tramps and

World of Sex (Miller Henry)(Paperback / softback)

A title, in which the author argues that sex is at the heart of his writing because it is at the heart of life - a vital force as essential as bread, money, work or

The Portrait of a Lady (James Henry)(Paperback)

Regarded by many as Henry James's finest work, and a lucid tragedy exploring the distance between money and happiness, The Portrait of a Lady contains an introduction by Philip Horne in Penguin Classics. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt

Colossus of Maroussi (Miller Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his