Selected Short Stories
By Unknown Author.
Description
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 ...
ISBN(s)
0140019197, 9780140019193
