The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories (The World's Classics)

Whether viewed as a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease, or simply as "the most hopelessly evil story we have ever read," The Turn of the Screw is probably the most famous of ghostly tales and certainly the most eerily equivocal. This new edition includes three rarely reprinted ghost stories from the 1890s, "Sir Edmund Orme," "Owen Wingrave," and "The Friends of the Friends," as well as relevant extracts from James's notebooks and journals. For fans of the ghost story and A-level or undergraduate students of literature, this volume comprises "The Turn of the Screw", "Sir Edmund Orme", "Owen Wingrave", and "The Friends of the Friends". It includes extracts from James' journals, extensive notes and a critical introduction. Sir Edmund Orme -- Owen Wingrave -- Friends Of The Friends -- Turn Of The Screw. Henry James ; Edited With An Introduction And Notes By T.j. Lustig. Includes Bibliographical References. The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.