The novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Many critics have tried to determine the exact nature of the evil hinted at by the story.

This edition of Washington Square has been prepared by Peter Conn, Andrea Mitchell Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.

A young governess is hired to look after two children in a country house but sinister supernatural events soon begin to cause disquiet.

The Bostonians Henry James - The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Century Magazine in 18851886 and then as a book in 1886.

ThePortrait of a Lady is the masterpiece of James's middle period, and Isabel is his most engaging central character. This edition provides a new introduction and notes, and includes Henry James's own Preface.

Set in Europe, the novel reflects the author's own experiences living abroad and the impact of cultural differences on personal identity and relationships.

Henry James's beloved masterpiece, now in a beautiful hardcover edition featuring James's groundbreaking essay "The Art of Fiction," with a foreword by acclaimed novelist Brandon Taylor A Penguin Vitae Edition The Portrait of a Lady is ...

With a wit and curiosity evident on every page, this book transformed the art of autobiography.

The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be, I remember no comment uttered till somebody ...

As she cares for two orphaned children, the governess becomes aware of sinister secrets and a ghostly presence. Grippingly suspenseful, this classic ghost story entertains and enthralls.