The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories
by Henry James
Description
In an isolated country estate, a young governess arrives to care for two children and soon finds her confidence unraveling as unsettling presences seem to intrude upon their days. As she becomes convinced that the dead—linked to the house’s former inhabitants—are watching and influencing the children, her fear sharpens into a relentless, morally charged struggle to protect them, even as her own perceptions grow increasingly uncertain. Framed by a listening audience of ghost stories told on a winter night, the collection turns the supernatural into a study of suspense, psychology, and the thin line between imagination and evidence. Henry James’s signature style—measured, intricate, and psychologically exacting—makes every apparition feel less like a spectacle than a question, inviting readers to weigh what is truly seen against what is believed.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Classics
Published Feb 13, 2018
384 pages
ISBN: 9780141389752
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Details
First Published
1898
Language
eng
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