This text is the first-and only-modern text to follow the New York Edition, the one which had James's final authority. Contexts includes twenty-six selections, from James's letters, notebooks, and other writings during the period 1863-1908, centering on the ghost story, the supernatural and, in particular, "my little book," The Turn of the Screw. Also reproduced are four paintings by Charles Demuth. The essays in Criticism span one hundred years, providing a rich array of perspectives on...
This text is the first-and only-modern text to follow the New York Edition, the one which had James's final authority.