The Turn of the Screw (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
The Turn of the Screw has been described by many critics as the most sophisticated and terrifying ghost story in the English language. It is considered one of the great intellectual "spook tales" of all time. The story concerns a naive young governess who is hired to take care of two children in a large mansion in the English countryside. Everything is going fine, until she discovers that the children are not as innocent as they seem. The governess believes they have been communing with the ghosts of the former valet and governess. The problem is no one else on the staff can see the ghosts. She alone suspects that the ghosts are controlling the young boy and girl for some evil purpose. The children are evasive when questioned, and the governess begins to fear that the souls of the two children may be in danger. Henry James manages to generate spine-tingling suspense in this mesmerizing tale.
Customer Reviews
The Turn of the Screw
A classic, as we all know it. I found the narration well done. As for the book, all I can say is that the ending was as much a puzzle as James himself. Very clever and entertaining. So go ahead, its a book that should be on your list as a serious reader of fiction anyway. And its easy to do on audiobook. Hmmm, easy listening: scary.
Not read by Henry James (as currently advertised)
The narrators are Walter Zimmerman and Cynthia Hardin Killavery. Since Henry James died in 1916, this would have been the ghost story of all time if he had really been the reader.
Wow!
Incredible story. Very well read. Five stars.