Henry James Stories

The Moreen family hires Pemberton to tutor young Morgan. Pemberton has no money of his own, and the social non-conformity of his employers condemns him to the impossibility of being paid. Yet an emotional relationship develops between master and pupil.

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, Elizabeth, a young governess for lonely children Miles and Flora, becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted and that the children are being possessed.

A mild-mannered book dealer is blackmailed by his ex-fiancée after he refuses to marry her.

An elderly woman in a château seeks companionship, but her resident priest is superstitious about a family curse, creating tension as her son travels abroad.

A young American writer visits a famous (and controversial) author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing of their young son.

A young woman secretly marries a naval officer and impulsively decides to abandon her baby and lie about its existence.

Owen Wingrave rebels against his family's military legacy in Victorian England, causing scandal and violence.