The Turn of the Screw - Paperback

Name: The Turn of the Screw - Paperback
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SKU: 9780141441351
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by Henry James

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by Henry James (Author), David Bromwich (Editor), David Bromwich (Introduction by)

A chilling ghost story, wrought with tantalising ambiguity, the basis for the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor

A Penguin Classic

In what Henry James called a 'trap for the unwary', The Turn of the Screw tells of a nameless young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a dark foreboding of menace within the house, she soon comes to believe that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care. But is the threat to her young charges really a malign and ghostly presence or something else entirely? The Turn of the Screw is James's great masterpiece of haunting atmosphere and unbearable tension and has influenced subsequent ghost stories and films such as The Innocents, starring Deborah Kerr, and The Others, starring Nicole Kidman.

This Penguin Classics edition contains a chronology, further reading, notes and an introduction by David Bromwich examining the dark ambiguity of James's work and the inseparability of narrative from point-of-view.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

Henry James (1843-1916) is the author of such classic novels as Daisy Miller, The Golden Bowl, and Washington Square.

David Bromwich is a Sterling Professor of English at Yale University.

Number of Pages: 272

Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN

Publication Date: September 27, 2011

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Turn of the Screw

Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12

Reading Level: 8.3

Point Value: 10

ISBN	9780141441351
Author	Henry James
Publisher	Penguin Classics
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2011
Language	ENG- English
Pages	272
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Teens & young adults
Print Size	Standard Print