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The Turn of the Screw - Literary Touchstone Classic

The Turn of the Screw - Literary Touchstone Classic
By Henry James

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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the rich complexity of James' language, images, and symbols. Before there was Alfred Hitchcock, there was Henry James, and before Psycho, there was The Turn of the Screw. Why is the young governess the only one who can see the ghosts? Are her young charges haunted or evil? Or is the governess herself mad? The book that claims to start out as a Christmas Eve ghost story quickly becomes a tale of psychological horror as the governess struggles-and ultimately fails-to protect the children from the "corruption" that only she can conceive of...but cannot name. Richly wrought in Late-Victorian prose, Henry James' most famous novel is both hauntingly beautiful and a shocking glimpse into the ultimate source of evil...the human mind.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #324618 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-09-01
  • Released on: 2006-10-01
  • Binding: Perfect Paperback
  • 142 pages

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Henry James Continues to Enthrall5
The Turn of The Screw by Henry James. Published by MobileReference (mobi)

Henry James's tale is the last of the gothic Victorian novellas, with its richly developed sense of propriety - a semblance of manners and understatement concealing primitive subliminal impulse. Its dense, symbolic language penetrates deeply into the psyche. There is evil here. But its emanation is ambiguous and amorphous. The characters exist in a pervasive atmosphere of dread. The exact source of that dread has intrigued readers since it was written.

Kindle edition5
The Turn of The Screw by Henry James. Published by MobileReference (mobi)

I was astonished by the great quality of "The Turn of the Screw." It is fascinating and remarkably entertaining. I highly recommend the Kindle edition by MobileReference. An excellent choice!

Comments from the Publisher5
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We apologize for the inconvenience. The book was corrected on April 25th, 2009. The new version has the prologue.

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