附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 896-897).
Georgina's reasons -- A New England Winter -- The path of duty -- Mrs. Temperly -- Louisa Pallant -- The Aspern papers -- The liar -- The modern warning -- A London life -- The lesson of the master -- The Patagonia -- The solution -- The pupil -- Brooksmith -- The marriages -- The chaperon -- Sir Edmund Orme.
摘要:Complete Stories 1884-1891 features among its seventeen stories some of James' greatest masterpieces, among them "The Aspern Papers", a stunning novella about emotional ruthlessness in the service of literary scholarship, "The Lesson of the Master", an intricate study of ambition, disappointment, and the demands of a life devoted to art; "Brooksmith", a moving portrait of a house servant; and the enthralling ghost story "Sir Edmund Orme."