THE TURN OF THE SCREW
BY HENRY JAMES
(1843–1916)

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A terrifying ghost about two children, by the evil spirits of a man and a woman, servants, who are determined to possession of the souls of the little boy and girl. Their governess encounters the spectres, and discovers the mysterious power they exert over the children, who try to their intercourse with their companions. The of the loyal governess to her charges, the supreme struggle the living woman, and the spectre villains is a drama, which ends in victory for the governess, Miles, the boy, dies in her arms in the of turning from the evil. Flora, the beautiful little girl, is obsessed by the influence of the Miss Jessel, even after her from the haunted house. The mystery, the at the window, the vision seen the lake, the meeting face to face on the with the dreadful spectre of Peter Quint, an eerie atmosphere which the power of the book.
(adapted from "The Reader’s Digest of Books" by Helen Rex Keller)