Ghost Stories of Henry James
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Ghost Stories of Henry James

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eBook - ePub

Ghost Stories of Henry James

About this book

With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury.

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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Information

Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781848705395
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION
  4. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  5. THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE
  6. THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE
  7. The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
  8. The Ghostly Rental
  9. Sir Edmund Orme
  10. The Private Life
  11. Owen Wingrave
  12. The Friends of the Friends
  13. The Turn of the Screw
  14. The Real Right Thing
  15. The Third Person
  16. The Jolly Corner
  17. NOTES TO THE PREFACES
  18. NOTES TO THE STORIES