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Cover of “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James · 1898

87 pages

A young governess takes charge of two children at a remote country house and soon notices figures watching from the grounds and the tower. She becomes convinced the children are being influenced by something from beyond the grave, though no one else confirms what she sees.

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Ghost Story, Haunted House, Creeping Dread, Gothic Manor, Unreliable Narrator, Gothic

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