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The Turn of the Screw (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Henry James Жанр: CIDEB Издательство: CIDEB Год: 2008 Страниц: 232 Дата загрузки: 13 февраля 20102013-08-23
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A spine-chilling tale of a young governess’s struggle to protect the children in her care from the ghosts of two previous servants. Simple hallucinations perhaps, or external representations of the woman’s inner torments? James’s 19th-century masterpiece of ambiguous narrative is the precursor of the modern psychological thriller.
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English Hours: A Portrait of a Country
Автор: Henry James Жанр: I.B.Tauris Издательство: I.B.Tauris Год: 2011 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20142012-12-30
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'Spring was already in the air, in the town; there was no rain but there was still less sun — one wondered what had become of it, on this side of the world — and the grey mildness, shading away into black at any pretext, appeared in itself a promise.' Henry James left America for England in 1876 and remained in his adopted country for the next three decades. Arriving in Liverpool, he made his way first to London, the 'dreadful, delightful city', which he would come to both love and hate. James revelled in the exoticism and immensity of all that was unknown to him and his writing spills over with youthful excitement, humour and vivid descriptions of the people, landscapes, towns and cities he encountered. In London, he marvelled at the architecture of Christopher Wren and the glamour of the Strand and observed with equal pleasure the seedier parts of the city, where gin shops glowed on the corners of dark alleys. He later set out to explore the English countryside: Chester, Warwick, Devon, Wells, Salisbury, Suffolk and Rye, where he eventually settled, bought Lamb House and wrote prolifically — producing some of his finest works, including What Maisie Knew, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl and The Middle Years. First published in 1905, English Hours is one of Henry James' most loved works of travel and a now-classic portrait of England by one of the great masters of 19th century literature.
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The Portrait of a Lady
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 544 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20142013-07-04
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When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. Beneath his veneer of civilized behaviour, Isabel discovers cruelty and a stifling darkness. In this portrait of a young woman affronting her destiny, Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy.
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The Turn of the Screw and Owen Wingrave
Автор: Henry James Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132015-03-16
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A young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children given into her charge by their uncle at his grand country house. «The Turn of the Screw» is probably the most famous, certainly the most eerily equivocal, of all ghostly tales. Is it a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease? Or is it simply 'the most hopelessly evil story of the son of a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room.
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The Turn of the Screw (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Pearson Издательство: Pearson Год: 2008 Страниц: 46 Дата загрузки: 22 мая 20112013-08-03
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A young woman comes to a big house to teach two young children. It's her first job and she wants to do it well. But she begins to see strange things the ghosts of dead people. Do the ghosts want the children?
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The Turn Of The Screw
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 120 Дата загрузки: 11 июля 20122012-12-30
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A young governess is sent off to a country house to take charge of two orphaned children. She finds a pleasant house and a comfortable housekeeper, while the children are beautiful and charming. But she soon begins to feel the presence of intense evil.
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The Portrait of a Lady
Автор: Henry James Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132015-03-16
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.' Isabel Archer is a beautiful, intelligent and independent young woman. Brought from America to England by her wealthy Aunt who seeks to further her education and find her niece a husband, Isabel is determined to shape her own future — one that does not necessarily entail becoming a wife. Isabel inherits a fortune when her rich uncle dies and feels even more inclined to turn down two eligible suitors on the basis that she is a woman of her own means. However, a trip to Italy heralds her downfall when she meets the charming Gilbert Osmond, a worthless, yet ambitious and scheming dilettante.
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Daisy Miller (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Henry James Жанр: CIDEB Издательство: CIDEB Год: 2008 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122013-08-23
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Daisy Miller is a beautiful, rich American girl. She comes to Europe with her mother and brother to travel and see the sights. In Switzerland she meets Frederick Winterbourne, a young American who has lived in Europe most of his life. He is fascinated and perplexed by Daisy’s flirtatious and unconventional manners…
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Turn of the Screw (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Henry James Жанр: CIDEB Издательство: CIDEB Год: 2008 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20102010-07-21
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In the 1840s, a young woman is employed as governess to two children in an English country house. The children are beautiful and charming, and – for a while – the young woman thinks her position is both easy and pleasant. Then she begins to see the ghosts of the former governess Miss Jessel and the manservant Peter Quint...
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Golden Bowl
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Daedalus Books Издательство: Daedalus Books Год: 2003 Страниц: 300 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20082004-12-20
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The Golden Bowl, Henry James' last completed novel, is a story of the union of European class and American money. American millionaire and widower Adam Verver lives with his daughter Maggie in Europe, where they spend their time collecting object d'art and enjoying each other's company. Maggie becomes engaged to the aristocratic but penniless Amerigo, ignorant of the fact that Amerigo had previously had an affair with her best friend Charlotte. Through the continuing machinations of Fanny Assingham, Maggie's father marries Charlotte, and the stage is set for the ensuing drama to unfold. With Maggie and her father spending a great deal of time together after both are married, it is not long before the spouses have rekindled their previous affair. It is the ugliness of deceit that wounds more than the adultery itself, and as the plot proceeds, we watch as the various characters gradually suspect, then become convinced of the truth.
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Daisy Miller and Other Stories
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Wordsworth Издательство: Wordsworth Год: 1994 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20091996-10-07
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Henry James (1843-1916), son of Henry James Sr. and brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent much of his life in Europe and became a British subject shortly before his death. He is primarily known for novels, novellas and short stories based on themes of consciousness and morality. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The Portrait Of A Lady
Автор: Henry James Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2004 Страниц: 800 Дата загрузки: 14 марта 20092009-08-23
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In The Portrait of a Lady Henry James tells the story of one of his most enchanting heroines, Isabel Archer, a young New York woman whose life is changed when she is visited by her aunt Mrs Touchett following the death of her father (her mother having died long before). Isabel is invited to accompany her aunt back to Europe, and fascinates everyone with her beauty, intelligence and vivacity. When she inherits money from her uncle this turns out to have unexpected and undesired consequences.
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Vintage Lies: What Maisie Knew and Atonement
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2007 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20092008-12-07
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»Vintage Lies» is a limited edition gift pack which consists of beautifully designed separate volumes of «What Maisie Knew» by Henry James and Ian McEwan's million-copy selling bestseller «Atonement». «Vintage Lies» is just one of ten «Vintage Classic Twins» to collect. Each twin consists of two books: a specially designed limited edition of one modern classic title and one established classic work. The books in each pair have been carefully selected to provide a thought-provoking combination. «What Maisie Knew»: Caught in the crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce, witness to their battles, intrigues and affairs, neglected and exploited, Maisie is a child who knows too much about the world of adults. James' portrait of a little girl who maintains her goodness and dignity in the face of the bitterness and profligacy of her warring parents is inspiring. «Atonement»: On the hottest day of the summer of 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will have been changed for ever. Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone.
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Daisy Miller (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2006 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20082009-09-17
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A masterpiece by the great American realist Henry James. Daisy Miller is the story of an innocent girl's love and recognition in a society where respectable behaviour counts for everything.
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Penguin Readers 3: The Turn of the Screw
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Pearson Издательство: Pearson Год: 2008 Страниц: 56 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20132011-04-15
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A young woman comes to a big house to teach two young children. It's her first job and she wants to do it well. But she begins to see strange things the ghosts of dead people. Do the ghosts want the children?
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The Europeans
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Penguin Group Издательство: Penguin Group Год: 2007 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июля 20082009-05-15
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Eugenia`s wit, guile and sophistication, and Felix`s debonair vivacity form an uneasy alliance with the Puritan morality and the frugal, domestic virtues of the Americans. A rich and delicately balanced comedy of manners, The Europeans weighs the values of the established order against those of New England society, but makes no simple judgements, only subtle contrasts and beautifully observed comparisons.
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Daisy Miller
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1991 Страниц: 83 Дата загрузки: 16 апреля 20091996-08-21
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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged. American teenager Daisy miller was on a holiday — and Europe might never recover. From Switzerland to Rome, she caused scandals everywhere: because Daisy Miller did «whatever» she wanted, with «whomever» she wanted, «whenever «she chose. And she truly didn't care what society thought. But Winterbourne, a dignified, proper, upper-crust young man, was utterly fascinated by her. To the horror of his relatives and friends, Winterbourne helplessly followed Daisy across a continent. Even though Daisy was too much woman for WInterbourne to every understand... And even though Daisy Miller might be a danger to herself.
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The Turn of the Screw
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1993 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20091994-12-07
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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Turn of the Screw includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword.
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Daisy Miller and Other Stories
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Wordsworth Издательство: Wordsworth Год: 1994 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20091996-10-21
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»Daisy Miller» is one of Henry James's most attractive heroines: she represents youth and frivolity. As a tourist in Italy, her American freedom and freshness of spirit come up against the corruption and hypocrisy of European manners. From its first publication, readers on both sides of the Atlantic have quarrelled about her, defending or attacking the liberties that Daisy takes and the conventions that she ignores. All three tales in this collection, «Daisy Miller», «An International Episode» and «Lady Barbarina», express James's most notable subject, 'the international theme', the encounters, romantic and cultural, between Americans and Europeans. His heroes and heroines approach each other on unfamiliar ground with new freedoms, yet find themselves unexpectedly hampered by old constraints. In «An International Episode», an English lord visiting Newport, Rhode Island, falls in love with an American girl, but their relationship becomes more complicated when she travels to London. In the light-hearted comedy «Lady Barbarina», a rich young American seeks an English aristocratic bride. The unusual outcomes of these three tales pose a number of social questions about marriage and the traditional roles of men and women. Is an international marriage symbolic of the highest cultural fusion of values or is it an old style raid and capture? Is marriage to remain the feminine destination?
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The Golden Bowl
Автор: Henry James Жанр: Wordsworth Издательство: Wordsworth Год: 2000 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 9 февраля 20092003-02-09
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Henry James's last completed novel, The Golden Bowl, is the story of two flawed marriages. The lives and relationships of Maggie Verver and her widowed American millionaire father, Adam, are changed and challenged by the beautiful and charming Charlotte Stant, who is the former lover of Maggie's husband, the impoverished Italian, Prince Amerigo. The narrative is underpinned by complex symbolism. The gilded crystal bowl with its almost invisible flaw is the vehicle which James uses to reveal past misdemeanours and make his characters face their own defects in this classic tale of redemption.
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