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Henry James (1843-1916) was an America-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. Born in New York, but educated in France, Germany, England and Switzerland, James often explored the cultural discord between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (United States) in his writings. Included in this seventh volume of «The Complete Tales of Henry James» are the following stories: «The Modern Warning,» «A London Life,» «The Lesson of the Master,» «The Patagonia,» «The Solution,» and «The Pupil.»

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Henry James<br><br>The Turn of the Screw<br><br>Portrait of a Lady<br><br>The Ambassadors<br><br>Daisy Miller<br><br>Washington Square<br><br>What Maisie Knew

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The Turn of the Screw, originally published in 1898, is a novella written by Henry James. The story, a part of Gothic and ghost story genres, first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine (27 January – 16 April 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics, a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Due to its original content, The Turn of the Screw became a favorite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Many critics have tried to determine the exact nature of the evil hinted at by the story. However, others have argued that the brilliance of the novella results from its ability to create an intimate sense of confusion and suspense within the reader.

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Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Annie «„Daisy“» Miller and Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Vevey, Switzerland, in a garden of the grand hotel, where Winterbourne is allegedly vacationing from his studies (an attachment to an older lady is rumoured). They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy's nine-year-old brother. Randolph considers their hometown of Schenectady, New York, to be absolutely superior to all of Europe. Daisy, however, is absolutely delighted with the continent, especially the high society she wishes to enter.

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Terminations is Henry James's most thematically unified collection of stories. Gathered in 1895, and following his fascination with the supernatural in the 1880s, this elegant collection explores the sadness of loss, both physical and spiritual, and finds James at his introspective best, while providing a glimpse of how the author dealt with death in his own life. The collection consists of four stories: «The Death of the Lion,» in which the narrator prepares to write an obituary for a great editor he admired; «The Coxon Fund,» where an endowment from a will comes unexpectedly to a seemingly undeserving character; «The Middle Years,» a brief glimpse at the public reception of a novel and the private sacrifice it exacted from its author; and «The Altar of the Dead,» a moving meditation on finding meaning in life that James wrote in response to the death of a close lady friend. Terminations reveals a writer preoccupied with the endings of life, expressing his thoughts in prose that is as finely balanced as the most famous of James's work.

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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – 24000 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The Turn of the Screw • Daisy Miller: A Study • The Portrait of a Lady • The Beast in the Jungle • The Ambassadors • The Portrait of a Lady • What Maisie Knew • The Golden Bowl • Washington Square • The Aspern Papers • The Europeans • The Wings of the Dove • The Jolly Corner • The Figure in the Carpet • The American • The Real Thing • Italian Hours • The Letters of • The Pupil • The Bostonians • The Coxon Fund • Picture and Text • In the Cage • Hawthorne • The Altar of the Dead • etc,

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW , originally published in 1898, is a gothic ghost story novella written by Henry James. Due to its original content, the novella became a favorite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Many critics have tried to determine the exact nature of the evil hinted at by the story. However, others have argued that the true brilliance of the novella comes with its ability to create an intimate confusion and suspense for the reader.

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The Figure in the Carpet by Henry James libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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