The volume also includes Jamess great novella The Turn of the Screw, perhaps the most ambiguous and disturbing ghost story ever written. 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 stories range widely in tone and type. This edition includes all ten of his ghost stories, and as such is the fullest collection currently available. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche. James The Turn of the Screw (1898), a ghost story about a governess obsessed with childhood corruption, is his best known novella. He became a British subject in 1915, a year before his death. Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. Henry James (1843 - 1916) was a key figure of 19th century realism, born in New York City in 1843, but spent most of his life in Europe. This edition includes all ten of his ghost With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche. A collection of Henry James’s nine short stories that feature supernatural goings-on plus his classic novella Turn of the Screw. Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. With an Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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