Turn of the Screw and Other Tales

James, Henry; Reed, Kimberly C. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1551119110 / ISBN 13: 9781551119113

Published by Broadview Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turn of the Screw and Other Tales
• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551119110
• ISBN 13: 9781551119113
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

In 1898, Henry James wrote a novella that would become one of the most famous and critically discussed ghost stories ever written, The Turn of the Screw. Three other examples of James’s tales of the supernatural, “The Altar of the Dead,” “The Beast in the Jungle,” and “The Jolly Corner,” are included in this edition. These texts reveal on both the thematic and narrative levels James’s deepest concerns as a writer.

The texts in this edition are all drawn from the New York Edition of James’s works. The introduction traces the extensive critical debate around The Turn of the Screw, and situates the texts in contemporary discussions of the supernatural. Appendices include material on the tales’ reception, James’s writings on the supernatural, and the study of the supernatural in the nineteenth century.

About the Author

Kimberly C. Reed is Professor of English at Lipscomb University and the co-editor with Peter C. Beidler of Approaches to Teaching Henry James’s Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw (MLA, 2005).