The Turn of the Screw

James Henry (1843-1916) was an American writer who moved to England at the age thirty. These circumstances had a major effect on his literary works, and the central theme of his works was the straightforwardness and sincerity of the people of the New World who face the decadence and craftiness of the Old World. During his leterary career James Henry wrote 20 novels, 112 stories and 12 plays. 'The Turn Of The Screw' is a psychological story first published in 1898. It starts with the moment when a number of people is sitting by the fireplace. One of them, Douglas, says that he has got a script written by a woman who died twenty years ago. Douglas says that the script contains description of some terrible and mystical events that happened to her… Do you want to know the details? Read 'The Turn Of The Screw' and soak up the atmosphere of mystery!