The Turn of the Screw (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Henry James
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Author: Henry JamesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-01-01
ISBN: 0486266842
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: The Modern Library
Book Reviews of The Turn of the Screw (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Summary: 3 Stars
If you are just wanting the story, don't get this version. This version has all of the analytical stuff in it. The print is very little, too.
Summary of The Turn of the Screw (Dover Thrift Editions)
One of literature's most gripping ghost stories depicts the sinister transformation of 2 innocent children into flagrant liars and hypocrites. Elegantly told tale of unspoken horror and psychological terror creates what few stories in literature have been able to do - a complete feeling of dread and uncertainty.
The story starts conventionally enough with friends sharing ghost stories 'round the fire on Christmas Eve. One of the guests tells about a governess at a country house plagued by supernatural visitors. But in the hands of Henry James, the master of nuance, this little tale of terror is an exquisite gem of sexual and psychological ambiguity. Only the young governess can see the ghosts; only she suspects that the previous governess and her lover are controlling the two orphaned children (a girl and a boy) for some evil purpose. The household staff don't know what she's talking about, the children are evasive when questioned, and the master of the house (the children's uncle) is absent. Why does the young girl claim not to see a perfectly visible woman standing on the far side of the lake? Are the children being deceptive, or is the governess being paranoid? By leaving the questions unanswered, The Turn of Screw generates spine-tingling anxiety in its mesmerized readers.
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