The Turn of the Screw (Thornes Classic Novels)

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Paperback, 175 pages

English language

Published Oct. 8, 1996 by Trans-Atlantic Publications.

ISBN:
9780748724246

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4 stars (1 review)

The Turn of the Screw tells of a young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a sense of intense evil within the house, she soon becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care.

22 editions

reviewed The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Classic

4 stars

I can definitely see how it's a classic. Ominous vibes and a lot of ambiguity. Fine writing for its time. The ending also left me wondering.

I still love that Haunting on Bly Manor modernized it and added its own creative flare. If you liked the show, you should read the book. Its fun to find some of the scenes parallel. If you liked the book, you should def watch the show. The show even standalone is absolutely a cinematic work of art for the story telling alone.

Subjects

  • Classic fiction
  • English literature: fiction texts
  • English literature: literary criticism
  • Horror & ghost stories, chillers
  • Fiction - General
  • English
  • Literary Criticism
  • Literary
  • For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE