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The Wings of the Dove (James Henry)(Paperback)

The 'Textual Appendix' includes notes on the novel's textual history and lists all substantive revisions that James made to the novel, both in 1902 and in1909. 'The Author and the Novel,' introduced by editorial commentary and new to the Second Edition, includes selections from James's notebooks,

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

The Wings of the Dove (James Henry)(Paperback)

Confronting a Bronzino portrait in an English country house, a young American heiress comes face to face with her own predicament. For Milly Theale, who seems to have the world before her and at her feet, is fatally ill. Eager for life, eager for love, she embarks on her European adventure, warming

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,

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

The Princess Casamassima (James Henry)(Paperback)

Henry James conceived the character of Hyacinth Robinson--his 'little presumptuous adventurer with his combination of intrinsic fineness and fortuitous adversity'--while walking the streets of London. Brought up in poverty, Hyacinth has nevertheless developed aesthetic tastes that heighten his

The Golden Bowl (James Henry)(Paperback)

Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl is the last completed novel of Henry James. In it, the widowed American Adam Verver is in Europe with his daughter Maggie. They are rich, finely appreciative of European art and culture, and deeply attached to each other. Maggie has all the innocent charm of so

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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

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

Black Wings (Henry Christina)(Mass Market Paperbound)

The first novel of the Black Wings urban fantasy series, by Christina Henry, author of Alice and Lost Boy. As an Agent of Death, Madeline Black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife. It's a 24/7 job with a lousy benefits package. Maddy's position may come

The Bostonians (James Henry)(Paperback)

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

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

The Big 50: Detroit Red Wings (St James Helene)(Paperback)

Longtime sportswriter Helene St. James explores the living history of the team, counting down from number fifty to number one. This dynamic and comprehensive book brings to life the iconic franchise's remarkable story, including greats like Howe, Yzerman, Lidstrom, Datsyuk, and

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

The Aspern Papers and Other Tales (James Henry)(Paperback)

An impressive new selection of Henry James's short stories, edited by Pulitzer Prize-nominated James biographer Michael Gorra This volume gathers seven of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all exploring the relationship between art and life. In the title story, 'The Aspern Papers,' a

The Ambassadors (James Henry)(Paperback)

The second of James's three late masterpieces, was, in its author's opinion, 'the best, all round, of my productions'. Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred

The Ambassadors (James Henry)(Paperback)

The greatest expression of his talent for witty, observant explorations of what it means to 'live well', Henry James's The Ambassadors is edited with an introduction and notes by Adrian Poole in Penguin Classics. Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious

White Doves At Morning (Burke James Lee (Author))(Paperback / softback)

An epic novel of the American Civil War from the bestselling author of THE TIN ROOF

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

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

The Sacred Fount: Novel (James Henry)(Paperback)

One of Henry James's most mesmerizing and unusual novels, The Sacred Fount (1901) has for its scene a weekend party at the great English country house Newmarch. Here James leads the reader down a bizarre garden path. The Sacred Fount--his only novel to employ a first-person narrator--places us in

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