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Daisy Miller, an American girl who lived in Italy and "possessed true innocence", was innocent, enthusiastic and cheerful. However, her informal and generous behavior in social situations and the way she interacted with men were not accepted by the European upper class and Americans who had been living in Europe for a long time. They considered her "tawdry", "frivolous" and "naturally vulgar". But Winterburn, an American young man living in Europe, paid no attention to these criticisms. He loved Daisy wholeheartedly, until a bad news suddenly came... Translation original description: The novella "Daisy Miller" was first published in serial form in the British "Cornhill Magazine" between June and July 1878. At that time, the novel was titled "Daisy Miller: A Study". In 1879, Harper & Brothers published a separate version of this novel in New York, and the novel's title was changed to "Daisy Miller". In the same year, the British publishing company Macmillan published this novel and two short stories by Henry James in a collection in London, still titled "Daisy Miller: A Documentary Work." In 1909, Henry James significantly revised the novel and published it in a 24-volume collection of novels compiled by himself (the "New York Edition"). The title of the novel was changed to "Daisy Miller" when it was published. Although the 1909 "New York Edition" is the author's official version, most modern researchers believe that the literary quality of the "New York Edition" of "Daisy Miller" is worse than the first edition. Therefore, classic literary series such as "Penguin Classics" and "American Library" mostly use the 1879 edition instead of the 1909 "New York Edition" when collecting the novel. This translation is from the 2007 edition of "Daisy Miller" in "Penguin Classics" (the original version used is the 1879 British edition), and the translated title follows the "New York edition" in accordance with domestic practice.

"Portrait of a Lady" is a representative classic of the early creations of the American writer Henry James. With sophisticated and elegant language and meticulous plot arrangement, it describes how the young, beautiful, lively, cheerful and fantasy American girl Isabel faced a series of life and destiny choices. The work still shows the cultural differences and conflicts between Europe and the United States that James has always been concerned about, and deeply explores ethical issues such as freedom, responsibility, love, and betrayal. This work is an excellent way to appreciate Henry James. "The Americans" was first published in 1877. It is the third novel in Henry James's writing career, and it is also his first work that successfully reflects "international themes". This is the first time this novel has been translated and published in the country in more than 140 years since its publication. The novel "Washington Square" was first published in 1880 and is one of Henry James' most popular novels. The novel's relaxed narrative techniques and clear and elegant language style have won widespread praise from critics and readers. The novella "In the Cage" was first published in 1898. It has a fantastic conception. Together with "The Turn of the Screw" published earlier in the same year, it is a representative novella in the later period of Henry James's writing career and has always been valued by critics. French postmodernist philosophers Deleuze and Guattari once conducted an incisive analysis of this novel in their book "A Thousand Plateaus". This is the first time this novel has been translated and published in the country in more than 120 years since its publication. The novella "Daisy Miller" was first published in 1878. It was the foundation work of Henry James's writing career and the most commercially successful novel during his lifetime. It was after the publication of this novel that the name "Henry James" became widely known to readers on both sides of the Atlantic.

The book begins with a story about a strange divorce case. After the relationship between the parents of the little girl Meiqi broke down, they launched a long and complicated divorce case. The final result was that Mechi was fairly and fairly divided into two, and took turns living and receiving education in his parents' home for half a year. During this period, both parents found new loves and started families again. In the battles for each other, Mechi became the emotional bond between her stepfather Sir Claude and her stepmother Miss Model, prompting them to come together and become her new guardian. Little Meiqi's situation is both subtle and embarrassing, and the adults' emotions towards her are also subtle and complex. The young and sensitive Meiqi suffered a lot in the tug-of-war between the adults and was in a dilemma. The entire novel is almost a battle for "Mechi" as the trophy, and where will Mechi go in the end?