World Classics Library: Henry James

A free-spirited American woman inherits a fortune and travels to Europe, only to find that her choices carry consequences she did not anticipate - this is The Portrait of a Lady, one of Henry James's most popular novels, weighing freedom against responsibility. In The Turn of the Screw, a young governess in a remote country house becomes convinced the estate is haunted, and begins to wonder whether the children in her care can see the ghosts too. Washington Square turns to a daughter caught between an overbearing father and a suitor whose intentions may not be what they seem. Together, these three works bring some of James's finest storytelling into a single collection.