Books with author William Henry James Boot

- One of Henry James' most popular tales, Washington Square is the spellbinding tale of a handsome young man wooing the rather plain daughter of a wealthy doctor. Suspecting that money is driving the young man's keen interest, the doctor forbids their marriage. His meddling sister then tries to intervene on the young man's behalf and the intriguing story becomes yet more twisted and unpredictable.- Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English and American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.- This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is beautifully illustrated with a number of atmospheric historical paintings that reflect the mood of the novel.

In writing these “Talks” out, the author has gradually weeded out as much as possible of the analytical technicalities of the science. In their present form they contain a minimum of what is deemed “scientific” in psychology and are practical and popular in the extreme. “He combines, better than most writers, the thoroughly scientific with the truly practical, having something of value on every page for every teacher of every grade.” -L. H. Jones, Superintendent of Schools, Cleveland, Ohio “The psychology that forms the basis of the ‘Talks’ is presented in beautifully clear and simple English and well illustrated by examples drawn from the field of common observation. One can hardly help feeling as he reads that if psychology is not here shorn of its terrors for teachers, no other writer need hope to accomplish that task.” -The Dial “It is an admirable book – frank, suggestive, stimulating, like everything else the author has written.” -J. P. Gordy, Professor in Ohio State University, Columbus “James is a genius. His mental touch is quickening; his style grips attention; his thoughts teem with suggestion. He is a whole-souled, genial, witty man, as well as a great psychologist. A wizard at putting things.” -The Wooster Post-Graduate and Quarterly “A work of absorbing interest.” -Boston Transcript “His style has the quality of a communicable fervor, a clear, grave passion of sincerity and conviction.” -The Nation “When pedagogical libraries can show a preponderance of such books, they may well begin to rival the fiction departments in popularity.” -The Critic Table of Contents Preface Psychology and the Teaching Art The Stream of Consciousness The Child as a Behaving Organism Education and Behavior The Necessity of Reactions Native Reactions and Acquired Reactions What the Native Reactions are The Laws of Habit The Association of Ideas Interest Attention Memory The Acquisition of Ideas Apperception The Will Talks to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals

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The story starts conventionally enough with friends sharing ghost stories 'round the fire on Christmas Eve. One of the guests tells about a governess at a country house plagued by supernatural visitors. But in the hands of Henry James, the master of nuance, this little tale of terror is an exquisite gem of sexual and psychological ambiguity. Only the young governess can see the ghosts; only she suspects that the previous governess and her lover are controlling the two orphaned children (a girl and a boy) for some evil purpose. The household staff don't know what she's talking about, the children are evasive when questioned, and the master of the house (the children's uncle) is absent. Why does the young girl claim not to see a perfectly visible woman standing on the far side of the lake? Are the children being deceptive, or is the governess being paranoid? By leaving the questions unanswered, The Turn of Screw generates spine-tingling anxiety in its mesmerized readers. Also includes: The Aspern Papers, The Altar of the Dead, Daisy Miller, An International Episode and The Beast in the Jungle.

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Beast in the Jungle is a deeply engaging tale about a man who has a peculiar secret - he believes that his life will be ended by a catastrophic event of some sort. His belief in this 'Beast in the Jungle' renders him unable to appreciate the love proffered by a female friend and ultimately to make no good use of his life. The novel was particularly popular with readers for its treatment of the universal themes of love, death, loneliness and fate.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the tale is one of the great works of English and American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.[5] James is considered to be a leading thinker of the late nineteenth century, one of the most influential philosophers of the United States, and the "Father of American psychology".[6][7][8]