The Turn of the Screw

Written by Henry James

Part of the Signature Classics series

A governess faces eerie apparitions and unsettling secrets in a remote estate.

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224 pages· ~710L

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In a secluded mansion, a young governess encounters ghostly apparitions and unsettling secrets. As she grapples with the children's strange behavior, she must decipher whether the haunting is real or a figment of her imagination. With every shadowy corner hiding potential danger, the line between reality and illusion blurs. Can she protect the children from unseen forces, or is she the one who needs saving? Dive into this chilling tale where nothing is as it seems, and every decision could lead to salvation or doom.

From the publisher

The Turn of the Screw, a novella written by Henry James in 1898, is perhaps one of the most widely read ghost stories in classrooms across the country. The story’s ambiguity and characters’ unreliability also mark the book as a work of impressionism, an important literary movement that’s often left out of the children’s literary “canon.” While best-known for The Turn of the Screw, James wrote many ghost stories during his illustrious career. “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes” and “The Ghostly Rental” are two of those short stories that young readers will enjoy reading, featuring relatively accessible plots and writing.

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