Selected tales
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Selected tales
（Penguin classics）
Penguin Books, 2001
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Contents of Works
- Four meetings
- Daisy Miller
- The pension beaurepas
- The lesson of the master
- The pupil
- The real thing
- Greville Fane
- The middle years
- The death of the lion
- The figure in the carpet
- In the cage
- The real right thing
- Broken wings
- The abasement of the northmores
- The beast in the jungle
- The birthplace
- Fordham castle
- Julia bride
- The jolly corner
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Throughout his life, Henry James was drawn to the short story form for the freedom and variety it offered. The nineteen stories in this selection span James's career, from brief tales to longer works, all exploring his concerns with the old world and the new, money, fame and art. 'Daisy Miller', the work that first brought him fame, depicts a bold, unsophisticated American girl abroad, and 'In the Cage' portrays a young telegraphist's romantic fantasies about customers who send telegrams from her post office. In 'The Birthplace' a Stratford tour guide embellishes the Shakespeare legend, while in the late masterpiece 'The Jolly Corner', an elderly American returns from Europe and encounters a strange apparition. Haunting, witty and beautifully drawn, James's tales are as complex and resonant as his novels.
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