The Turn of the Screw
and
The Beast in the Jungle
by Henry James

To find information about Henry James and his work, try some of the following sources:

Literature Resource Center

This online database includes biographical and critical information about Henry James drawn from standard reference books such as Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism . (SRJC User Name and PIN required for off-campus use.)

Project Muse

Project Muse contains the full text of a number of scholarly journals from Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. It specializes in the humanities, including literature. On campus access only for this trial

Literature Online Select

This database contains resources for the study of American and English language literature, including the full text of some of James' work and the full text of articles about him. (Special login ID and password required for this trial.

InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP

InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP contains citations to magazine and journal articles on many topics. A search on "james henry" (not "henry james") will turn up numerous articles in magazines held by the SRJC libraries as well as the full text of some articles online.

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Books, Articles and Films on Library Reserve for the WOLM

A collection of books and journal articles about Henry James, The Turn of the Screw and The Beast in the Jungle have been placed on reserve in the SRJC libraries for the WOLM project. In addition, several films related to James and his works maybe be viewed in the SRJC libraries. In the Plover Library, ask for books and articles at the Reserve Books window; ask for films at the Media Services window. In the Mahoney Library, ask for books, articles or films at the Circulation Desk.

Web Sites on Henry James and His Work

• The Turn of the Screw (full text)
• The Beast in the Jungle (full text)
• The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: Henry James
• Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection: Henry James
• The Henry James Scholar's Guide to Web Sites
• Concordance to Turn of the Screw - Henry James
• Literary Listservs --JAMESF-L (Instructions on how to sign up for an Internet discussion group on Henry James)
• Internet Movie Database: Henry James (Films based on the work of Henry James)
• Henry James and The Atlantic Monthly (Writings by and about James in The Atlantic Monthly)

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