ヘンリー・ジェイムズ

Watch and Ward is a short novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1871 and later as a book in 1878. This was James' first attempt at a novel, though he virtually disowned the book later in life. James was still in his apprentice stage as a writer, and Watch and Ward shows …

After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. And when both take lovers and remarry, Maisie - solitary, observant and wise beyond her years - is drawn into an increasingly entangled …

『ねじの回転』は、ヘンリー・ジェイムズの中編小説。1898年発表。怪談の形式をとっているが、テーマは異常状況下における登場人物たちの心理的な駆け引きであり、心理小説の名作として知られている。