The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories

Henry James, Philip Horne, Susie Boyt

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Penguin
12 February 2018

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic horror & ghost stories; Short stories

A chilling new collection of Henry James's short stories exploring the uncanny, edited by Susie Boyt

In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James' short stories, including 'The Jolly Corner' and 'The Third Person', all of which explore human psychology through ghostly visitations and the uncanny.

By: Henry James
Edited by: Philip Horne, Susie Boyt
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 284g
ISBN: 9780141389752
ISBN 10: 0141389753
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry James (Author) Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl. Susie Boyt (External Editor) Susie Boyt is the author of four novels and a memoir, My Judy Garland Life.

Reviews for The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories

“Remarkably vivid and disquieting . . . Whether this beloved 19th-century novella retains the power to frighten you depends on the degree to which you’ve ever questioned your own senses or doubted your sanity. . . . A classic of Gothic literature, prized for its ambiguity and sophistication.” —The New York Times