The Portable Henry James

James, Henry

ISBN 10: 0142437670 / ISBN 13: 9780142437674

Published by Penguin Classics, 2003

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0142437670I5N00

Synopsis:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Portable Henry James
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket