Henry James - Libros y biografía

Four of the best-known and best-loved works of short fiction by a recognized master of the genre.Henry James was a master of psychology, subtlety, and suspense. He created fear by using shadows rather...

Le narrateur, lors d'une élégante partie de campagne, est frappé par deux phénomènes symétriques : l'embellissement spectaculaire d'une femme autrefois laide ; et l'intelligence nouvelle d'un bellâtre...

C'est en 1882, peu après le décès de sa mère, que Henry James entreprend le " petit tour de France " qui va donner naissance au présent ouvrage. À cette époque, il a déjà beaucoup voyagé en France et...

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Un écrivain se vante d'avoir critiqué avec intelligence le dernier livre de Hugh Vereker. Mais il semblerait que tout le monde soit passé à côté du secret que dissimule ce roman. Une quête va alors commencer...

Daisy Miller n’est pas une jeune femme comme les autres : son attitude désinvolte et sa candeur en viennent même à choquer son entourage bourgeois. Un ami de sa famille, Winterbourne, s’éprend pourtant...

Un soir, l’écrivain Hugh Vereker fait une révélation à un critique littéraire. Son œuvre tout entière serait traversée et guidée par une "chose particulière" qui, bien qu’elle y soit "contenue aussi concrètement...

A young governess turns up at a country estate in Essex to care for Miles and Flora, two young orphans left in care of their absentee uncle. Soon after her tenure begins, the governess begins to see strangers...

Catherine Sloper, jeune héritière plutôt niaise et laide, mais possédant un grand cœur vit dans une immense demeure bourgeoise à New-York. La jeune fille ne connaît rien de l'amour jusqu'au jour où elle...

Henry James débute l’écriture d’Un portrait de femme en 1880, alors qu’il réside à Florence. Son héroïne, Isabel Archer, est une jeune Américaine récemment devenue orpheline qui, à l’invitation de sa...

Dans le manoir isolé de Bly, une jeune gouvernante est engagée pour s’occuper de deux orphelins, Miles et Flora. Mais peu à peu, d’étranges phénomènes se manifestent. Comme si… comme si quelque chose...

« Pâle comme cire, avec sur le visage des marques et des signes aussi nombreux et fins que s’ils avaient été gravés par une aiguille, elle était l’image même d’un sphinx serein et raffiné. » Henry James...

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Henry James Sumner Maine's 'Ancient Law' is a groundbreaking work that explores the evolution of legal systems from ancient societies to modern civilizations. Published in 1861, the book delves into the...

Henry James Sumner Maine's 'The early history of the property of married women' provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal rights and restrictions surrounding the property ownership of married women....

Henry James Halliwell Sutcliffe's novel, 'Storm', is a compelling exploration of human nature set against the backdrop of a tumultuous storm at sea. Written in a vivid and descriptive style, Sutcliffe...

In 'Ancient Law' by Henry James Sumner Maine, the author delves into the evolution of legal systems in ancient societies, exploring the transition from customary law to written law. Maine's work is a...

Ancient Law is a legal treatise by Henry James Sumner Maine. It dives into the development of ancient Roman laws, bridging the ancient to the modern in a logical manner.

The Turn of the Screw is a classic novella by Henry James, first published in 1898. It's a gothic ghost story that explores themes of psychological horror, ambiguity, and innocence versus corruption....

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful...

This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! contents—works: The Novels The Tales The Plays The Travel Writing The Criticism The Autobiographies

Henry James was an American-British author 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...

The Turn of the Screw is a short novel or a novella written by American writer Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film...

The Turn of the Screw is a short novel or a novella written by American writer Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film...

The Turn of the Screw is a short novel or a novella written by American writer Henry James. Originally published in 1898, it is ostensibly a ghost story that has lent itself well to operatic and film...

Embark on a chilling journey with the enthralling eBook, "The Turn of the Screw: An Eerie Tale of Haunting Suspense". Unravel a classic ghost story, thick with suspense and shrouded in mystery.Penned...

One of the great heroines of American literature, Isabel Archer, journeys to Europe in order to, as Henry James writes in his 1908 Preface, “affront her destiny.” James began The Portrait of a Lady without...

Set in England, this complex, intense study of marriage and adultery completes what some critics have called the "major phase" of James' career. The Golden Bowl explores the tangle of interrelationships...