Product Description

Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story. His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous and the darker areas of the human psyche. This edition includes all ten of his ghost stories, and as such is the fullest collection currently available. The stories range widely in tone and type. They include 'The Jolly Corner', a compelling story of psychological doubling; 'Owen Wingrave', which is also a subtle parable of military tradition; 'The Friends of the Friends', a strange story of uncanny love; and 'The Private Life', which finds a shrewd, high comedy in its ghostly theme. The volume also includes James's great novella The Turn of the Screw , perhaps the most ambiguous and disturbing ghost story ever written.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68299 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Customer Reviews

The Ghostly T
I love Wordsworth's Mystery & Supernatural Classics. However, sometimes they do let themselves down by poor proof reading. The blurb on the back of the book refers to a story called "The Jolly Gardener", when the story is actually called "The Jolly Corner." The spine of the book gives the title as "The Ghost Storties of Henry James."
Once you get inside the book things change. "The Turn of the Screw" is always essential reading and a tale that gets better each time you read. Don't read it just once, as that can leave you feeling dissapointed. I must have read it five times over twenty years and each time I see something different and my views of the main characters change.
The rest of the collection is not up to the same standard, but "the Ghostly Rental" creates an effective atmosphere and "Owen Wingrave" and "Sir Edmund Orme" are well worth reading.