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The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a classic ghost story about the power of the imagination. Set in a mysterious old mansion, the story follows a governess as she attempts to protect two young children from the supernatural forces she believes are threatening them. With... Read Full Overview

Otra vuelta de tuerca is one of the most important works of North American literature, and the most famous work by Henry James. The story begins when a governess arrives at the Bly mansion to begin her job of taking care of the two orphaned children who live there. Just... Read Full Overview

"Il est temps de vivre la vie que tu t'es imagin ."

Henry James Figure (1843 - 1916) est une figure majeure dur alisme litt raire du xixe si cle.

A nice edition with 9 illustrations from the original publication in Collier's Magazine in 1898.

The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine in 1898. Classified as both... Read Full Overview

Contexts includes twenty-six selections, from James's letters, notebooks, and other writings during the period 1863-1908, centering on the ghost story, the supernatural and, in particular, my little book, The Turn of the Screw. Also reproduced are four paintings by Charles Demuth... Read Full Overview

Obra cumbre de las narraciones victorianas sobre casas encantadas, gracias a la calculada ambig edad con que Henry James efect a su retrato de personajes y de situaciones. Un cl sico imperecedero del terror psicol gico que cre escuela y fue imitado hasta la saciedad. Una biso... Read Full Overview

Large Print, Dyslexia- Friendly Edition:A governess, her two wards and the appearance of people apparently already deceased. This eerie nineteenth century ghost story, narrated by a guest at a party, is filled with themes of the forbidden, innocence and death.

Otra vuelta de tuerca est? considerada la historia de fantasmas por antonomasia y un hito insoslayable en la historia de la literatura universal. Protagonizada por una joven institutriz al cuidado de dos ni?os en una mansi?n victoriana, a lo largo de la narraci?n intervienen... Read Full Overview

The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. The governess... Read Full Overview

When a young governess arrives at a remote and dreary country estate to take care of two charming little children, she is initially thrilled. However, the longer she stays, the more she realizes that things aren't quite right. The children, while beautiful, are strangely distant,... Read Full Overview