The Beast in the Jungle

A young governess at a lonely English country house becomes convinced that two ghosts are after the children in her care. Our own Project Aldus edition of the most famous ghost story in English, carefully checked and newly set.

Henry James

A free-spirited American girl in Switzerland and Rome ignores every rule of European society, with tragic results. The novella that made James famous, and a perfect afternoon read.

Henry James

A literary scholar moves into a Venetian palazzo under false pretenses to get his hands on a dead poet's love letters. A gripping novella about obsession and how far someone will go for a secret.

Henry James

After decades in Europe, Spencer Brydon returns to his empty New York house and hunts the ghost of the man he might have become. A late ghost story that is as much about regret as about fear.

Henry James

A young telegraph clerk pieces together an aristocratic love affair from the messages she sends every day. A clever novella about class, curiosity, and imagination.

Henry James