By ‘realist’ is meant, broadly, that he takes recognisable characters who inhabit the world of his time and puts them in situations which have the plausibility (if often also the oddity) of actual historical occurrence. Henry James (1843–1916) is mainly remembered and read today as a great realist novelist, the analyst and explorer of English and American morals and manners, perhaps the subtlest of all commentators on the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century social scene. In the same spirit, because the pleasures of reading are inseparable from the surprises, secrets and revelations that all narratives contain, it is suggested that you may find it more useful to read the Introduction after you have read the book. We commissioned teachers and specialists to write wide ranging, jargon-free introductions and to provide notes that would assist the understanding of our readers rather than interpret the stories for them. Wordsworth Classics are inexpensive editions designed to appeal to the general reader and students. Readers interested in other titles from Wordsworth Editions are invited to visit our website atįor our latest list of printed books, and a full mail-order service contactĮternally grateful for your unconditional love, This publication may not be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publishers. The volume also includes James's great novella The Turn of the Screw, perhaps the most ambiguous and disturbing ghost story ever written.GHOST STORIES Henry James Introduction and Notes by Martin Scofield University of Kent at CanterburyĨB East Street, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9HJĪll rights reserved. Read more 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. They include 'The Jolly Corner', a compelling story of psychological doubling 'Owen Wingrave', which. 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. 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.

Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. This edition includes all ten of his tales in this genre.

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