Henry James

Portrait of a Lady (version 3)


Henry James



Our central character is Isabel Archer of Albany, New York, a young woman of no great means, and no great beauty (that is, by her own estima…

Wheels - The Second Cycle


Aldous Huxley, Arnold James, Helen Rootham, Osbert Sitwell, Sacheverell Sitwell, Edith Sitwell, Edward Wyndham Tennant, Iris Tree, Sherard Vines and Henry James



A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family between 1916 and 1922. The second volume, publis…

Partial Portraits


Henry James



In this book, writer Henry James gives wonderful and probing insights into the lives and works of many famous and interesting writers, some …

Wheels - A Third Cycle


Álvaro Velez Ladrón de Guevara, Arnold James, Edith Sitwell, Sacheverell Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell, Iris Tree, Sherard Vines and Henry James



A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family between 1916 and 1922. The third volume, publish…

Italian Hours


Henry James



A loving recollection of the writer’s experiences, over many decades, of Italian places, people and art. - Summary by barbara2

Madame de Mauves


Henry James



Considered an early masterpiece, "Madame de Mauves" is the first of Henry James's 'international contrasts'. It recounts the story…

Ivory Tower


Henry James



An unfinished manuscript written in ponderous, convoluted language making possible subterfuge and frankness in wealthy American society of J…

Turn of the Screw (Version 3)


Henry James



A gothic, ghost story, you are a jury of one. Is the Governess correct in her assumptions that her charges, two adorable and exemplary child…

Wheels - The Fourth Cycle


Aldous Huxley, Arnold James, Wilfred Owen, Francisco de Quevedo, Osbert Sitwell, Edith Sitwell, Sacheverell Sitwell, Iris Tree, Sherard Vines and Henry James



A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family between 1916 and 1922. The fourth volume, publis…