The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

James, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141389753 ISBN 13: 9780141389752

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2018

Synopsis

A chilling new collection of Henry James's short stories exploring the uncanny
 
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. It is accompanied here by several more of the very best of
Henry James's short stories, all exploring ghosts and the uncanny.
 
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About this title

About the Author:

Henry James (1843–1916) was born in New York and died in London. In addition to many short stories, plays, and books of criticism, autobiography, and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, and The Golden Bowl. Susie Boyt (introduction and notes) is the author of four novels and a memoir, My Judy Garland Life. Philip Horne (editor) is a professor of English at University College London. He is an authority on 19th century literature, specifically Charles Dickens and Henry James. He has edited several editions of James’s work, including The Tragic Muse for Penguin Classics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0141389753
• ISBN 13: 9780141389752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Boyt Susie