By turns chilling, funny, tragic, and profound, this collection of six Henry James short novels allows readers to experience the full range of his skills and vision. The title story, “The Turn of the Screw,” is a chilling masterpiece of psychological terror that mixes the phantoms of the mind with those of the supernatural. “Daisy Miller,” the tale of a provincial American girl in Rome that established James’s literary reputation, and “An International Episode” are superb examples of his focus on the clash between American and European values. And in “The Aspern Papers,” “The Alter of the Dead,” and “The Beast in the Jungle,” the author’s remarkable sense of irony, his love of plot twists, and his view of male-female relationships find exquisite expression.  

这本由六部亨利-詹姆斯短篇小说组成的小说集，让读者充分体验到他的技巧和视野，令人不寒而栗、啼笑皆非、悲壮而深刻。标题故事《螺丝的转动》是一部令人不寒而栗的心理恐怖杰作，它将心灵的幻影与超自然的幻影混合在一起。"黛西-米勒》（Daisy Miller）讲述了一个外省的美国女孩在罗马的故事，奠定了詹姆斯的文学声誉；《国际事件》（An International Episode）是他关注美国和欧洲价值观之间冲突的极好例子。在《阿斯佩恩文件》、《死者的祭坛》和《丛林中的野兽》中，作者非凡的讽刺感、他对情节转折的热爱以及他对男女关系的看法都得到了完美的体现。