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First published in 1898, The Turn of the Screw is one of the greatest gothic horror stories of all time and an unforgettable psychological thriller. A young governess with the responsibility for two young orphans sees ghosts that she suspects have nefarious designs on her charges... Read Full Overview

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

Henry James (1843-1916) was a celebrated American author, who became a British subject in the last year of his life, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language having been thrice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature... 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

I remember the whole beginning as a succession of flights and drops, a little seesaw of the right throbs and the wrong. After rising, in town, to meet his appeal, I had at all events a couple of very bad days- found myself doubtful again, felt indeed sure I had made a mistake... 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

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

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

"No, no---there are depths, depths! The more I go over it, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I fear. I don't know what I don't see---what I don't fear!" --- Henry James, The Turn of the Screw Henry James' classic ghost story comprises the written testimony... Read Full Overview

The Turn of the Screw, originally published in 1898, is a gothic ghost story novella written by Henry James.Due to its original content, the novella became a favourite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually... Read Full Overview