Owen Wingrave (1892)

Owen Wingrave (1892)
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2015-05-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473395771

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated to London, where he remained for the vast majority of the rest of his life, becoming a British citizen in 1915. From this point on, he was a hugely prolific author, eventually producing twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories and novellas, as well as literary criticism, plays and travelogues. Amongst James's most famous works are The Europeans (1878), Daisy Miller (1878), Washington Square (1880), The Bostonians (1886), and one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, The Turn of the Screw (1898). We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Turn of the Screw and Owen Wingrave

The Turn of the Screw and Owen Wingrave
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2018-09-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509881204

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Henry James’s classic ghost stories features an afterword by bestselling author Kate Mosse OBE. A young governess is employed to look after two orphaned siblings in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she is at first charmed by the children – but gradually suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. She soon begins to see sinister figures at the window, but do they exist solely in her imagination, or are they ghosts intent on a terrible and devastating task? The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is one of the most famous and eerily equivocal ghost stories ever written. Owen Wingrave is the story of a son in a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room.

The Romance of Certain Old Clothes

The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Total Pages: 8
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8726587289

What can destroy sisterly love faster than a love triangle? "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" tells the story of two sisters: Viola and Perdita, described as equally beautiful. Both women fall in love with Mr. Arthur Lloyd, who then must choose between them. The sisters vow not to be angry at his choice but after Lloyd chooses Perdita, Viola falls into jealousy and depression. Discover what is she ready to do to win the man of her heart in this story of dramatic rivalry. Henry James (1843 – 1916) is regarded one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Born in the United States, but mainly living and working in Europe, he was largely occupied with the clash of personalities and cultures between the Old World and the New World. He explored this topic in his famous novels 'The Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Wings of the Dove'. James was thrice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten
Author: Lucy Walker
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2009
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1843835169

An essay collection which examines Britten's juvenilia, influences such as Shostakovich and Verdi, his opera Owen Wingrave and a libretto written by Australian novelist Patrick White with the hope of a future collaboration.

Critical Companion to Henry James

Critical Companion to Henry James
Author: Eric L. Haralson
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1438117272

Examines the life and writings of Henry James including detailed synopses of his works, explanations of literary terms, biographies of friends and family, and social and historical influences.

Television Opera

Television Opera
Author: Jennifer Barnes
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851159126

"This book contrasts the buoyant initial intentions of television's policy makers and creative advisers with the subsequent inability (for various reasons) to deliver as intended. The decline in the relationship between television and its commissioned operas is charted through three case studies: Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (NBC), Britten's Owen Wingrave (BBC), and Gerald Barry's The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit (Channel 4) - the first a live broadcast, the second a video recording, and the third a filmed opera made for television."--Jacket.

The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories

The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
Author: Henry James
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0199536171

The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.

Owen Wingrave

Owen Wingrave
Author: Henry James
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017-11-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781979900089

Owen Wingrave by Henry James

Rethinking Britten

Rethinking Britten
Author: Philip Rupprecht
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2013-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199794812

This book offers a new account of the composer's enduring popularity. 12 essays by a group of leading senior and emerging scholars offer fresh historical and interpretive contexts for all phases of Britten's career.