The Beast in the Jungle & Other Tales

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Henry James, Frances Wilson

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RIVERRUN
17 February 2026

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Short stories; Fiction in translation

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'James's tales can be traps and ruses; they can also be complex self-descriptions in which his own fears and desires have full reign'

Frances Wilson, from her Preface to The Beast in the Jungle & Other Tales

This collection is made up of the later works in Henry James's repertoire, into which he threw the full weight of his creative fears - notably those concerned with the life he missed out on while distilling his experiences into literature. The stories explore the stairwells of the mind, where consciousness is figured as a place, where one could, terrifyingly, encounter one's alter ego. Tales such as 'The Beast in the Jungle' and 'The Jolly Corner' in this collection are such horror stories of the self. James' obsession with confrontation and escape is evident throughout this volume, often with marriage as the central tenet, as in 'The Bench of Desolation'. They are not without comedy, however, as with the wild goose chase which makes up the central narrative in 'The Figure in the Carpet'.

Frances Wilson has selected these eleven stories and provided an original introduction to James's work.

By: Henry James
Contributions by: Frances Wilson
Imprint: RIVERRUN
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781529431162
ISBN 10: 1529431166
Series: riverrun editions
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an American-British author, regarded as one of the most important novelists in the English language, and a key figure in the transition between literary realism and literary modernism. Frances Wilson is an author, academic and critic, who reviews for the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator, the New Statesman and the Guardian. She has written biographies of Henry James, D.H. Lawrence and Dorothy Wordsworth, among others.