Discover Henry James, one of the greatest novelists of all time THE FIVE BEST HENRY JAMES NOVELS (illustrated) “Read five of the greatest novels of all times by the master, Henry James. This a great value edition, well formatted for Kindle.” Classic Novels Includes complete and unabridged: THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY THE TURN OF THE SCREW THE WINGS OF THE DOVE WHAT MAISIE KNEW THE GOLDEN BOWL 5 Great Novels which have been frequently adapted for stage and screen -Contains period photos -Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience -Linked table of contents to reach your book quickly PRAISE FOR THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY “One of the thousand novels everyone must read.” The Guardian “And I have never read anything as beautiful as that . . . So begins “The Portrait of a Lady,” and its opening chords, quiet as they are, have almost no match in English-speaking literature.” Anthony Lane, The New Yorker THE TURN OF THE SCREW “The Turn of the Screw” is the near perfect Victorian ghost story, continually asking the question “Are the ghosts real?” A governess is sent to a lonely country estate to care for two children along with the housekeeper.” Nick THE WINGS OF THE DOVE “I am in love with Henry James. Every sentence makes you stop, pore, and muse!” Rebecca WHAT MAISIE KNEW “It’s the first important novel in English to turn on a child custody case, and more timely now than ever. This family is blended in all the wrong ways, and little Maisie—whose age is never specified—has to puzzle it all out.” Michael Gorra, Publishers Weekly THE GOLDEN BOWL “The 100 best novels: American literature contains nothing else quite like Henry James' amazing, labyrinthine and claustrophic novel.” Robert McCrum, The Guardian
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Henry James, OM (1843-1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction. He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. His plots centered on personal relationships, the proper exercise of power in such relationships, and other moral questions. His method of writing from the point of view of a character within a tale allowed him to explore the phenomena of consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. James insisted that writers in Great Britain and America should be allowed the greatest freedom possible in presenting their view of the world, as French authors were. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators in his own novels and tales brought a new depth and interest to realistic fiction, and foreshadowed the modernist work of the twentieth century. An extraordinarily productive writer, in addition to his voluminous works of fiction he published articles and books of travel writing, biography, autobiography, and criticism,and wrote plays, some of which were performed during his lifetime with moderate success. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales.
