A review by jeeleongkoh
The Great Short Novels of Henry James by Henry James

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.