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The Turn of the Screw
Hardcover
HorrorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781022912434
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Experience Henry James's chilling masterpiece of psychological horror, The Turn of the Screw. This quintessential ghost story delves into the unsettling experiences of a young governess tasked with caring for two children in a remote country estate. As she begins to suspect the presence of malevolent spirits haunting the house and its inhabitants, the governess struggles to protect her charges from a seemingly unseen evil.
Is she genuinely witnessing supernatural events, or are her perceptions colored by her own anxieties and repressed desires? This timeless tale masterfully explores the blurred lines between reality and illusion, sanity and madness. The Turn of the Screw remains a powerful and evocative exploration of fear, innocence, and the dark corners of the human mind, solidifying its place as a landmark work of gothic and literary fiction. A haunting and unforgettable read.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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