The Turn of the Screw & the Aspern Papers
by James, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Prescott, Ontario, Canada
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Riverwash Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LIT0556
- Title
- The Turn of the Screw & the Aspern Papers
- Author
- James, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Literature, Everyman, Everyman's Library, FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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