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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It i ...Show more
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics Ser.
With an introduction by Anita Brookner, Portrait of a Lady is set from the definitive 1908 New York Edition and includes newly commissioned endnotes.
The Portrait of a Lady (Vintage Classics) by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Reading Level: very good
Isabel Archer's main aim in life is to protect her independence. She is not interested in settling down and compromising her freedom for the sake of marriage. However, on a trip around Europe with her aunt, she finds herself captivated by the charming Gilbert Osmond, who is very interested in the idea o ...Show more
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
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Category: Classics
'The apparition had reached the landing half-way up and was therefore on the spot nearest the window where, at the sight of me, it stopped short.' "The Turn of the Screw" tells the story of a young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans. Unsettled by a sense of intense evil in t ...Show more
The Turn of the Screw / The Aspern Papers by Henry James
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Category: Classics
The Turn of the Screw tells the story of a young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans. Unsettled by a sense of intense evil in the house she soon becomes obsessed with the idea that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care. Meanwhile The Aspern Papers explor ...Show more
The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics Ser.
In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of the ve ...Show more
The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Reading Level: General Adult
An unsettling new collection of Henry James's best short stories exploring ghosts and the uncanny, edited by Susie Boyt. In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care ...Show more
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Classics
With an Introduction by Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading. The Wings of the Dove is a tale of desire and possession, of love and death. It is in essence a simple story, but one that opens up the great subject of art: life itself. To tackle this, James moves between fairytale storylines and the sta ...Show more
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Classics S. | Reading Level: good
Originally published in 1902, a novel which takes passionate love as its central theme and focuses on a young woman with a terminal illness whose last gesture will serve either as a deed of selflessness, or as a final act of revenge. From the author of THE BOSTONIANS, THE ASPERN PAPERS and THE TURN OF T ...Show more
The Wings of the Dove by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library Classics
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Set amid the splendor of London drawing rooms and gilded Venetian palazzos, The Wings of the Dove is the story of Milly Theale, a naIve, doomed American heiress, and a pair of lovers, Kate Croy and Merton Densher, who conspire to o ...Show more
Washington Square by Henry James
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Category: Classics | Series: English Library
Set in New York, this closely constructed novel belongs to James' early period. like "Portrait of a Lady" it studies the plight of an innocent heiress who is deceived by the looks and charm of a worthless suitor. At the same time she is striving to be loyal to a cold and forbidding father.
Washington Square by Henry James
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Category: Classics
Washington Square follows the coming-of-age of its plain-faced, kindhearted heroine, Catherine Sloper. Much to her father's vexation, a handsome opportunist named Morris Townsend woos the long-suffering heiress, intent on claiming her fortune. When Catherine stubbornly refuses to call off her engagement ...Show more