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Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast bright Babylon' and to the mysterious charm of Madame de Vionnet. The text of this Oxford World's Classics paperback is that of the New York edition, with James's Preface.

Vavříny ověnčený šéfkuchař James Haller strávil měsíc s přáteli v okouzlujícím starobylém domě ze 17. století v Savonnieres, malém městečku v údolí Loiry. A i když se zapřísáhl, že během těchto jedinečných prázdnin nebude vařit, hojnost čerstvých potravin, bylinek a rozmanitost vín, s níž se tu setkával, ho brzy přiměla názor změnit. Denně vychutnávali vybrané krmě, které Haller vykouzlil z nejprostších surovin, kochali se nádherným výhledem z terasy, navštěvovali rozkošné kavárničky, vydávali se na výlety do Tours, kde pátrali ve starožitnictvích, procházeli se nekonečnými poli rozkvetlých slunečnic. Francouzský život – se svými tucty skvostných receptů – je rozkošným svědectvím radosti z dobrého jídla a dobrých přátel. Je to kniha, u níž se skvěle pobavíte a prožijete neocenitelné chvíle vzácné pohody.

A young, inexperienced governess is charged with the care of Miles and Flora, two small children abandoned by their uncles at his grand country house. She sees the figure of an unknown man on the tower and his face at the window. It is Peter Quint, the master's dissolute valet, and he has come for little Miles. But Peter Quint is dead. Like the other tales collected here - 'Sir Edmund Orme', 'Owen Wingrave', and 'The Friends of the Friends' - 'The Turn of the Screw' is to all immediate appearances a ghost story. But are the appearances what they seem? Is what appears to the governess a ghost or a hallucination? Who else sees what she sees? The reader may wonder whether the children are victims of corruption from beyond the grave, or victims of the governess's 'infernal imagination', which torments but also entrals her? '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 that we have ever read'?The texts are those of the New York Edition, with a new Introduction and Notes.

Henry James is one of the giants of American literary history. From the novella Daisy Miller" and classic short stories such as "The Turn of the Screw" to the popular short novel Washington Square and intricately woven and highly complex later novels such as The Golden Bowl and The Ambassadors, James's work is a required stop on any journey through our nation's artistic and cultural heritage. An undisputed masterpiece, The Portrait of a Lady is arguably James's most popular work, and certainly the finest of his early novels. It focuses on Isabel Archer, a young, intelligent, and spirited American girl, determined to relish her first experience of Europe. She rejects two eligible suitors in her fervent commitment to liberty and independence, declaring that she will never marry. Thanks to the generosity of her devoted cousin Ralph, she is free to make her own choice about her destiny. Yet in the intoxicating worlds of Paris, Florence, and Rome, her fond illusions of self-reliance are twisted by the machinations of her friends and apparent allies. What had seemed to be a vista of infinite promise steadily closes around her and becomes instead a "house of suffocation." Portrait of a Lady is at once a dramatic Victorian tale of betrayal and a wholly modern psychological study of a woman caught in a web of relations she only comes to understand too late. This new edition includes helpful notes on the numerous changes James made between the first edition and the revised New York Edition, reproduced here, an up-to-date bibliography, and a new chronology."

After I had accepted the position and agreed to his condition, I had two or three very bad days. I was full of doubts, sure I had made a terrible mistake. I was in this state of mind as I sat in the uncomfortable coach which was taking me to my new home.’ Tag Ghost story In this Reader you will find: - Information about Henry James’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - FCE-style activities - Exit test A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and well-behaved, but are they too good to be true? When the governess starts to experience strange visions, she suspects that the children are hiding a terrible secret. Are there ghosts at Bly, or is the governess going mad? Henry James’s classic ghost story is retold here at level B2. Syllabus Verbs: Present perfect, Past perfect, Future tenses including, future perfect, Irregular verbs: would for, willingness/refusal, Third conditional, If clauses (in zero conditional), Used to and would, Phrasal verbs, Passive forms, Infinitive constructions Conjunctions: as soon as, but, however, and, because Determiners: whichever, whatever, whoever etc, either, neither, none, both, little, some, enough, every, most, time phrases Sentence types: Relative clauses: embedded, defining Modal Verbs: Will, Might, May, Shall, Could, Should Other: Adverbs, Where clauses, Phrases with when, Before/After clauses (not with future reference)

This classic collection includes the British author's most influential works, from The Portrait of a Lady to the Aspern Papers. Part of a beautiful series of classic fiction, this title brings Henry James back to life and reminds the world just what a wonderful writer he was. Featuring Daisy Miller, Washington Square and The Bostonians, this is a brilliant bind up not to be missed.

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.

One sleepy summer, an American woman arrives in England, and wakes everybody up. Isabel Archer is an interesting woman. Everybody thinks so. She is an independent woman. Everybody agrees. And she changes the lives of everyone she meets in England. But will England change her?

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition of Henry James' classic ghost stories features an afterword by bestselling author and OBE, Kate MosseA young governess is employed to look after two orphaned siblings in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she's at first charmed by the children but gradually she suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. She soon begins to see sinister figures at the window, but do they exist solely in her imagination or are they ghosts intent on a terrible and devastating task? The Turn of the Screw is one of the most famous and eerily equivocal ghost stories ever written.Owen Wingrave is the story of the son of a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. A young woman accepts her first job as a governess and goes to Bly, a large country house in England. There she teaches a young brother and sister. But the governess soon starts to see ghosts and tries to protect the children from them.

Isabel Archerová připomíná moderní postavu uvězněnou do staršího rámu. I po přestěhování do Evropy by si tato jiskrná mladá Američanka ráda uchovala možnost svobodné volby plynoucí z nemalé renty, a proto projevuje instinktivní touhu „uvidět, vyzkoušet, poznat“. To ji vychyluje z konvencí pozdního devatenáctého století a činí ještě neodolatelnější v očích těch, kdo v odhodlání svobodné dámy odmítající tradice spatřují kapitální úlovek. Oduševnělá, velkorysá, ale též naivní hrdinka váhá mezi nápadníky ztělesňovanými tu zámožným lordem, tu směšným panákem pronásledujícím ji až zpoza oceánu, ba i vážně churavým bratrancem. Všechny v zájmu vnitřního růstu zdvořile odmítá – a zároveň je ve své přímočarosti tak urputná, že předpokládá stejně čestné úmysly i od druhé strany, což nakonec vede k osudové chybě. Mistrovský román Henryho Jamese – známý i z filmového zpracování režisérky Jane Campionové s Nicole Kidmanovou a Johnem Malkovichem v hlavních rolích – vypráví o podlosti skryté hluboko vespod a o jizvách na celý život. Dílo vytvořené v kulisách benátské laguny, jež symbolizuje pokleslý Starý svět, však neustrnulo na frustracích zdánlivě nevinných Američanů bez řádné minulosti, jaké vylíčili autorovi krajané Hawthorne nebo Twain. Ohromující síla prózy pramení v procítěné jemnosti, s jejímž přispěním mág „dvojitě nabroušené ironie“ pozoruje utajené krajiny lidských pohnutek. Ve hře světel a stínů, dojmů a náznaků překračuje James meze dobového psychologického románu do té míry, že výsledek čtenáře uhrane i po sto letech od spisovatelova úmrtí.

This classic collection includes the British author's most influential works, from The Portrait of a Lady to the Aspern Papers. Part of a beautiful series of classic fiction, this title brings Henry James back to life and reminds the world just what a wonderful writer he was. Featuring Daisy Miller, Washington Square and The Bostonians, this is a brilliant bind up not to be missed.

Jamesova tvorba je charakterizovaná jemným, zato však precíznym rukopisom, zmyslom pre detail a psychológiu postáv. V Portréte dámy rozvíja príbeh svojej najkrajšej ženskej literárnej postavy, Isabel Archerovej, mladej Newyorčanky, ktorej život zmení návšteva zámožnej tety, pani Touchettovej, žijúcej vo Florencii. Isabel ju sprevádza späť do Európy a svoje okolie fascinuje krásou, inteligenciou i temperamentom. Mladá slobodomyseľná dáma tvrdošijne odmieta ponuky na sobáš, ale keď ju strýko veľkoryso zahrnie do svojho závetu, jej život sa uberie nečakanou cestou.

Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast bright Babylon' and to the mysterious charm of Madame de Vionnet.

Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast bright Babylon' and to the mysterious charm of Madame de Vionnet.

Lambert Strether, a mild middle-aged American of no particular achievements, is dispatched to Paris from the manufacturing empire of Woollett, Massachusetts. The mission conferred on him by his august patron, Mrs Newsome, is to discover what, or who, is keeping her son Chad in the notorious city of pleasure, and to bring him home. But Strether finds Chad transformed by the influence of a remarkable woman; and as the Parisian spring advances, he himself succumbs to the allure of the 'vast bright Babylon' and to the mysterious charm of Madame de Vionnet.