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The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers
Henry James - Author
Anthony Curtis - Editor/introduction
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 272 pages | ISBN 9780141439907 | 30 Sep 2003 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers

Two of James's masterly tales of obsession

In these two chilling stories, Henry James shows himself to be a master of haunting atmosphere and unbearable tension. The Turn of the Screw tells of a young governess sent to a country home to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Unsettled by a sense of intense evil within the house, she soon becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. Obsession of a more worldly variety lies at the heart of The Aspern Papers, the tale of a literary historian determined to get his hands on some letters written by a great poet-and prepared to use trickery and deception to achieve his aims.
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