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ISBN-101718762593

ISBN-139781718762596

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Book TitleTurn of the Screw

Number of Pages122 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2018

GenreFiction

AuthorHenry James

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813.46

SynopsisThe 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.