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The Five Best Henry James Novels
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's amazing, labyrinthine and claustrophic novel.” Robert McCrum, The Guardian
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's amazing, labyrinthine and claustrophic novel.” Robert McCrum, The Guardian
- GenresClassics
1934 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 21, 2014
About the author
Henry James
3,717 books3,510 followersHenry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
He is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, the English, and continental Europeans, such as The Portrait of a Lady. His later works, such as The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove and The Golden Bowl were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often wrote in a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to Impressionist painting.
His novella The Turn of the Screw has garnered a reputation as the most analysed and ambiguous ghost story in the English language and remains his most widely adapted work in other media. He wrote other highly regarded ghost stories, such as "The Jolly Corner".
James published articles and books of criticism, travel, biography, autobiography, and plays. Born in the United States, James largely relocated to Europe as a young man, and eventually settled in England, becoming a British citizen in 1915, a year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916. Jorge Luis Borges said "I have visited some literatures of East and West; I have compiled an encyclopedic compendium of fantastic literature; I have translated Kafka, Melville, and Bloy; I know of no stranger work than that of Henry James."
He is best known for his novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between émigré Americans, the English, and continental Europeans, such as The Portrait of a Lady. His later works, such as The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove and The Golden Bowl were increasingly experimental. In describing the internal states of mind and social dynamics of his characters, James often wrote in a style in which ambiguous or contradictory motives and impressions were overlaid or juxtaposed in the discussion of a character's psyche. For their unique ambiguity, as well as for other aspects of their composition, his late works have been compared to Impressionist painting.
His novella The Turn of the Screw has garnered a reputation as the most analysed and ambiguous ghost story in the English language and remains his most widely adapted work in other media. He wrote other highly regarded ghost stories, such as "The Jolly Corner".
James published articles and books of criticism, travel, biography, autobiography, and plays. Born in the United States, James largely relocated to Europe as a young man, and eventually settled in England, becoming a British citizen in 1915, a year before his death. James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916. Jorge Luis Borges said "I have visited some literatures of East and West; I have compiled an encyclopedic compendium of fantastic literature; I have translated Kafka, Melville, and Bloy; I know of no stranger work than that of Henry James."
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April 25, 2022James himself considered The Ambassadors his best. I decided to read it because Foreign Bodies, by Cynthia Ozick, which I just started, is supposedly a take on the same theme.
September 13, 2018
Thank God, I am finished. His sentences are too long; his plot digresses. Sure, his writing is better than many, but I am glad it is over!
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