The turn of the screw
& The lesson of the master
by Henry James
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This volume contains two acclaimed short works by the great American writer Henry James (1843-1916). His famous novella The Turn of the Screw, concerning the governess of two small children, brilliantly illustrates James's theory of the horror story. A true psychological thriller, it leaves open the question whether the children are being "corrupted" by malevolent spirits or by their neurotic mistress.
The Lesson of the Master is a richly told tale of the young writer Paul Overt, who is "saved" by the renowned novelist Henry St. George. St. George leads Overt on the path of renunciation to literary greatness, even as he, St. George, renounces his own art for a life of comfort and complacency.
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The Turn of the Screw (Penguin Popular Classics)
October 30, 1998, Penguin Books
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The turn of the screw: & The lesson of the master
1996, Prometheus Books
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
1992, Oxford University Press
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The Turn of the Screw
1991, Dover Publications, The Modern Library
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The turn of the screw: an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, essays in criticism
1989, WW Norton
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The Turn of the Screw
February 1983, Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories
1969, Penguin, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The turn of the screw.: An authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, essays in criticism.
1966, W. W. Norton
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The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.
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