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The turn of the screw

"Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, 'The turn of the screw' creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and...

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Main Author: James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Other Authors: Bromwich, David, 1951-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Group, 2011.
Subjects:
Governesses > Fiction.
Children > Fiction.
Manners and customs > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Summary: "Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, 'The turn of the screw' creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons which she believes possess their souls ..."--Container.
Physical Description: 134 pages
ISBN: 9780141441351
0141441356
Author Notes: Henry James, American novelist and literary critic, was born in 1843 in New York City. Psychologist-philosopher William James was his brother. By the age of 18, he had lived in France, England, Switzerland, Germany, and New England. In 1876, he moved to London, having decided to live abroad permanently.

James was a prolific writer; his writings include 22 novels, 113 tales, 15 plays, approximately 10 books of criticism, and 7 travel books. His best-known works include Daisy Miller, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The American Scene. His works of fiction are elegant and articulate looks at Victorian society; while primarily set in genteel society, James subtlely explores class issues, sexual repression, and psychological distress.

Henry James died in 1916 in London. The James Memorial Stone in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, commemorates him.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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