James Henry: 1258 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: The Outcry, Henry James's final novel, is an effervescent comedy of money and manners. Breckenridge Bender, a very rich American with a distinct resemblance to J.P. Morgan, arrives in England with the purpose...

The Altar of the Dead is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the...

A Volta do Parafuso - The Turn of the Screw, de Henry James enquadra-se bem no gênero novela, em que o autor foi particularmente bem-sucedido, constituindo um paradigma desse formato. Em seu aparecimento - em quatro partes, nos primeiros meses de 1898 - foi considerado um dos maiores triunfos literários...

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death. The parable of John Marcher...

Henry James was an American born writer who spent most of his life in Britain.  Because of that James often wrote novels about Americans traveling to Europe and their encounters with Europeans.  This edition of The Other House includes a table of contents.

The Pupil is a short story by Henry James, first published in Longman's Magazine in 1891. It is the emotional story of a precocious young boy growing up in a mendacious and dishonourable family. He befriends his tutor, who is the only adult in his life that he can trust. James presents their relationship...

En “La próxima vez” emerge un humor ácido, escéptico y despiadado que desconocíamos en James.

En 'El Paisajista', Henry James apela al recurso del diario intimo para contar la historia de un hombre de fortuna que tras un desencuentro amoroso con una dama de sociedad se recluye en una humilde cabaña de la costa de Nueva Inlgaterra con el fin de dedicarse a pintar el bucólico paisaje...

Novela de Henry James escrita a principios de siglo. El estilo de James prefiere el drama interno y psicológico, y es un tema habitual suyo la alienación. Sus primeros trabajos son considerados realistas, pero de hecho durante su larga carrera literaria mantuvo un gran interés en una variedad de movimientos artísticos.

Tra i padri del moderno romanzo e pioniere di una forma narrativa assolutamente innovativa, in questo racconto Henry James ci porta nell'Inghilterra dell'800, dove il protagonista, John Marcher, confida a una sua giovane amica il presentimento che presto la sua vita sarebbe stata rivoluzionata da...

L’amore di Henry James per il teatro non fu certo una passione fortunata. Di tutte le opere teatrali che scrisse, ben poche vennero rappresentate e le poche che lo furono non incontrarono grande successo.Il breve sketch – anch’esso mai andato in scena – qui presentato, Pyramus and Thisbe,...

Henry James scrisse questo saggio – una dichiarazione d’amore per Londra – nel 1888, quando ormai da vent’anni viveva in Inghilterra, sua patria elettiva. Come afferma lo scrittore americano, per amare Londra nel modo giusto bisogna amare anche i suoi difetti. E difetti, nella capitale inglese,...

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1896 and is now being here republished with a brand new introductory biography. James was an American author who was one of the key figures in the genre known as literary realism. The novel is about a murder and family turmoil.

A Beautiful and flirtatious American girl Daisy Miller and a sophisticated compatriot Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Switzerland. They continue to see each other in Rome and meet more American expatriates there, but their relationship does not always flow smoothly. Henry James uses Daisy's story...