James, Henry

Baltimore. 1975. Penguin Books. Reprinted Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0140019197. Edited & With An Introduction by Michael Swan. Includes-The Last Of The Valerii, The Real Thing, The Lesson Of The Master, Daisy Miller. 192 pages. paperback. Cover: Berthe Morisot-'Young Woman Seated on a Sofa'. keywords: Penguin Classic America Literature 19th Century 20th Century Paperback . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The four stories in this volume provide excellent introductions to the themes and styles of the author's three periods and also to that ‘long short story' (‘the dear, the blessed nouvelle) in which James found he could get the best of both worlds. ‘The Last of the Valerii' is an early example of those supernatural stories which culminated most perfectly in ‘The Turn of the Screw'. ‘Daisy Miller' is based on what James called the ‘international situation'; this delightful portrait of an American girl all at sea in the manners of Europe is probably his most famous short story. When he came to publish ‘The Lesson of the Master' and ‘The Real Thing' the crisis of his continental conflict was over and he had opted for the Old World. The former deals with the recurrent artist-disciple theme, while the latter probes the question of reality in art in a peculiarly poignant story. This selection is edited and introduced by Michael Swan. inventory #31384 ISBN: 0140019197.