Christopher Newman, riche Américain, s'installe en Europe avec l'intention de se marier. Il rencontre une jeune veuve, la marquise Claire de Cintré, dont il s'éprend. Mais l'Europe est un monde fermé, rempli de préjugés, qui l'oblige à renoncer à son mariage. Il découvre un secret qui, s'il était divulgué, couvrirait de honte la mère et le frère de son ancienne fiancée. Sa loyauté naturelle le fait renoncer à toute vengeance... L'innocence américaine contre la vieille Europe, raffinée et corrompue.
A young lady arrives at a big country house to teach two children. Strange things start to happen. The children are very beautiful but are they as innocent as they seem? And how did the last governess die? A terrible story of ghosts and evil begins. Henry James (1843 - 1916) wrote this story in 1898. Many people think it's the best ghost story ever written.
Henry James' short novels provide an overview of his entire career and serve as an excellent introduction to his singular art and imagination. This collection includes The Turn of the Screw, Daisy Miller, The Beast in the Jungle, An International Episode, The Aspern Papers and The Altar of the Dead. Major course adoption potential.
Truman
