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Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche. This edition includes all ten of his ghost stories, and as such is the fullest collection currently available. The stories range widely in tone and type. 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 volume also includes James's great novella The Turn of the Screw , perhaps the most ambiguous and disturbing ghost story ever written.
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Henry James (1843-1916) was born in New York and had an unconventional childhood, being educated in a variety of schools and living with his family mostly in hotels in England, France and Switzerland. He spent a term at Harvard Law School in 1862, before embarking on his career as a writer and continuing to travel extensively. He was naturalised as a British subject in 1915. James wrote twenty novels, innumerable short stories, many works of criticism or description, a number of plays and two excellent pieces of biography. He is most noted for his methodical construction, individual style, and careful characterisation.
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This perfectly independent and irresponsible little fiction rejoices, beyond any rival on a like ground, in a conscious provision of prompt retort to the sharpest question that may be addressed to it. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I love Wordsworth's Mystery & Supernatural Classics. However, sometimes they do let themselves down by poor proof reading. The blurb on the back of the book refers to a story called "The Jolly Gardener", when the story is actually called "The Jolly Corner." The spine of the book gives the title as "The Ghost Storties of Henry James."
Once you get inside the book things change. "The Turn of the Screw" is always essential reading and a tale that gets better each time you read. Don't read it just once, as that can leave you feeling dissapointed. I must have read it five times over twenty years and each time I see something different and my views of the main characters change.
The rest of the collection is not up to the same standard, but "the Ghostly Rental" creates an effective atmosphere and "Owen Wingrave" and "Sir Edmund Orme" are well worth reading.
Once you get inside the book things change. "The Turn of the Screw" is always essential reading and a tale that gets better each time you read. Don't read it just once, as that can leave you feeling dissapointed. I must have read it five times over twenty years and each time I see something different and my views of the main characters change.
The rest of the collection is not up to the same standard, but "the Ghostly Rental" creates an effective atmosphere and "Owen Wingrave" and "Sir Edmund Orme" are well worth reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My copy has been trimmed really badly so the cover is shorter than the internal pages. 'Stories' has been spelt incorrectly on the spine (as 'Storties') and the proofreading on the back cover blurb isn't great - some stories' titles have been written incorrectly. I'd suggest spending a couple of quid more on a decent edition!
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