Description
A single volume introduction to the renowned author of The Portrait of A Lady, Washington Square and The Wings of the Dove. This collection of seven of James's major tales, including The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller, is published here together with samples of his non fiction writing.
About the Author
Henry James was born in New York in 1843, the son of a prominent theologian and philosopher. He attended schools throughout America and Europe before beginning his writing career contributing short stories and reviews to American journals. He went on to write over 20 novels in addition to many short stories, plays and books of criticism in the course of his lifetime and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1916. John Auchard is a professor of English at the University of Maryland,College Park. Amongst his works on Henry James are Silence in Henry James: The Heritage of Symbolism and Decadence and the Penguin Classics edition of James's Italian Hours.
Book Information
ISBN 9780142437674
Author Henry James
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 519g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 38mm
About the Author
Henry James was born in New York in 1843, the son of a prominent theologian and philosopher. He attended schools throughout America and Europe before beginning his writing career contributing short stories and reviews to American journals. He went on to write over 20 novels in addition to many short stories, plays and books of criticism in the course of his lifetime and was awarded the Order of Merit in 1916. John Auchard is a professor of English at the University of Maryland,College Park. Amongst his works on Henry James are Silence in Henry James: The Heritage of Symbolism and Decadence and the Penguin Classics edition of James's Italian Hours.
Book Information
ISBN 9780142437674
Author Henry James
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 519g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 38mm
