katymvt's review against another edition
3.0
Madame de Mauves, Daisy Miller and an International Episode all dealt with intercontinental romances and I found them boring.
The Siege of London was sort of in the same vein, but I found myself being drawn into the story and the characters.
Lady Barberina was depressing.
The Author of Beltraffio was odd, but interesting. The characters, for the most part seemed to be a little silly.
The Aspern Papers was delightful. Twists and turns to an ending that you don't suspect.
The Pupil was also a bit depressing and frustrating, but very well-written
The Turn of the Screw was absolutely magnficient (though the ending not quite what I would have liked).
I couldn't finish The Beast of the Jungle.
The Siege of London was sort of in the same vein, but I found myself being drawn into the story and the characters.
Lady Barberina was depressing.
The Author of Beltraffio was odd, but interesting. The characters, for the most part seemed to be a little silly.
The Aspern Papers was delightful. Twists and turns to an ending that you don't suspect.
The Pupil was also a bit depressing and frustrating, but very well-written
The Turn of the Screw was absolutely magnficient (though the ending not quite what I would have liked).
I couldn't finish The Beast of the Jungle.
jeeleongkoh's review
5.0
Interesting for both the complete works of art and for the lesser works that would eventually evolve into the mature novels. "Daisy Miller" is both, I suppose. The most complete, and perfect, novels here are those that deal with authorship—"The Author of Beltraffio" and "The Aspern Papers." Then there is "The Pupil" with its charmingly melancholic depiction of the tie between tutor and student. "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Beast in the Jungle" are in a class of their own, their development subtle and inevitable. They have the compulsiveness of potboilers. The miracle is that they aren't.
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