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The Lesson of the Master

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Book Description
Henry James (1843-1916) is one of America's premier writers of fiction. His famous novella "The Turn of the Screw" (1898), concerning the governess of two small children who thinks that her charges are being haunted by ghosts, brilliantly illustrates James' theory of the horror story: to suggest rather than state horror. A true psychological thriller as well as an acute study of obsession, "The Tu... More
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PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages96
ISBN-100146001613
ISBN-13978-0146001611
Publication Date08/01/1996
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About Henry James (Author) : Henry James was a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Henry James include The Bostonians (Everyman's Library (Paper)), The Ambassadors, Partial Portraits.
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About Frank Kermode (Editor) : Frank Kermode is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Frank Kermode include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics), ... more
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