The Turn of the Screw (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry James
- First Published: 1898
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Ghost
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Mr. Quint, Miss Jessel
- Genres: Long fiction, Ghost story, Suspense
- Subjects: Children, Perception, Class conflict, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people, Fear, Death or dying, Good and evil, Imagination, Mysteries, Loneliness, Orphans or orphanages, Child care
- Locales: England
The Story:
It was a pleasant afternoon in June when the governess first arrived at the country estate at Bly, where she was to take charge of Miles, aged ten, and Flora, eight. She faced her new position with some trepidation because of the unusual circumstances of her situation. The two children were to be under her complete care, and the uncle who had engaged her had been explicit in the fact that he did not wish to be bothered with his orphaned niece and nephew. Her uneasiness disappeared, however, when she saw her charges, for Flora and Miles seemed incapable of giving the...
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