Henry James

Turn of the Screw (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Turn of the Screw is s ghostly Gothic tale by Henry James. A masterpiece in ambivalence and the uncanny, The Turn of the Screw tells the story of a young woman who is hired as governess to two seemingly innocent children in an isolated country house. As the tale progresses she begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor. Or does she? The story is so ambivalent and eerie, such a psychological thriller, that few can agree on exactly what takes place. James masters "e;the strange and sinister embroidered on the very type of the normal and easy"e; in this chilling Victorian classic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Floating Press
• Seitenzahl: 141
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781775568339
• Artikelnr.: 54250278

Autorenporträt

Henry James (1843 - 1916) was an iconic figure of nineteenth-century literature. Among his many masterpieces are The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Europeans, The Golden Bowl and Washington Square. As well as fiction, James produced several works of travel literature and biography and was one of the great letter-writers of any age. A contemporary and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad, James continues to exert a major influence on generations of novelists and writers.

Rezensionen

There are phrases and scenes in the book written with such skill and care and trickery as to make any reader follow it with a great unease . . . It is a very frightening story Colm Tóibín Guardian