the turn of the screw by henry james 1898

We were in the trashier section of our college campus and we found $40 on the ground. Many many years ago my friends Matt and Becky and I were walking to the video store, you remember those, you could rent physical movies on these large clunky tapes that could get easily damaged and had to be rewound before returning. Much like the young heroine in The Turn of the Screw I had my head turned by a hansom man and visions of romance. But even if this is what is really happening can she stop them? The young governess is convinced they want the children and will do anything to achieve their nefarious goals from beyond the grave. Grose, she learns the female spectre is none other then her predecessor, Miss Jessel, and the male is Peter Quint, Miss Jessel's lover and another former employee. After discussing them with the housekeeper, Mrs. This man and woman seem to come and go as they will. Upon her arrival at Bly the governess is taken in by the angelic beauty of Flora, just as she will be by Miles when he is expelled from his boarding school and returned to Bly, an occurrence she cannot understand, due to his apparent perfection.īut soon their idyllic life is shattered by the appearance of two people. He has them ensconced in the country at his estate in Essex and has no desire to be bothered in any aspect of their upbringing.

The young governess is hired by the attractive uncle of two children, Miles and Flora. Douglas sends away for her journal, which she gave to him for safe keeping after her death, and when it arrives he begins the story. On Christmas Eve ghost stories are being told around the fire and Douglas says his will chill them to their very bones, but he will only tell it in the words of his friend, who at the time was a young governess. Book Review - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Book Review - Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian.Book Review - Henry James's The Turn of the Screw.Book Review - Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hi.Book Review - Stephen King's The Shining.Pink Carnation Spotlight: James Norton (Miles Dorr.Book Review - Patrick Rothfuss's The Slow Regard o.

The turn of the screw by henry james 1898