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The Turn of the Screw

Henry James (1843–1916)

25 chapters and parts · about 4 hours to read

What the book is about

"The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James is a gothic horror novella published in 1898. A young governess arrives at a remote country estate to care for two children, only to become convinced that supernatural forces haunt the grounds. As she witnesses mysterious figures and grows increasingly alarmed by the children's behavior, the line between reality and imagination blurs. This unsettling tale has captivated readers for over a century with its deliberate ambiguity, leaving the true nature of the horror chillingly uncertain.

This summary comes from the Project Gutenberg catalogue, where it was written automatically.

  • Children
  • England
  • Ghost stories
  • Governesses
  • Psychological fiction

Chapters

  1. Opening pagesabout 14 minutes
  2. Chapter Iabout 9 minutes
  3. Chapter IIabout 7 minutes
  4. Chapter IIIabout 11 minutes
  5. Chapter IVabout 11 minutes
  6. Chapter Vabout 6 minutes
  7. Chapter VIabout 13 minutes
  8. Chapter VIIabout 7 minutes
  9. Chapter VIIIabout 10 minutes
  10. Chapter IXabout 10 minutes
  11. Chapter Xabout 9 minutes
  12. Chapter XIabout 7 minutes
  13. Chapter XIIabout 6 minutes
  14. Chapter XIIIabout 10 minutes
  15. Chapter XIVabout 7 minutes
  16. Chapter XVabout 6 minutes
  17. Chapter XVIabout 5 minutes
  18. Chapter XVIIabout 8 minutes
  19. Chapter XVIIIabout 6 minutes
  20. Chapter XIXabout 7 minutes
  21. Chapter XXabout 9 minutes
  22. Chapter XXIabout 10 minutes
  23. Chapter XXIIabout 7 minutes
  24. Chapter XXIIIabout 7 minutes
  25. Chapter XXIVabout 10 minutes

The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #209, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.

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