The Turn of the Screw
Henry James · 1898 · Novel
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It uses a layered frame narrative to heighten ambiguity and psychological tension, leaving the reader to question the reliability of the central narrator's account.
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A governess is hired to care for two seemingly angelic children at a remote country estate, where she soon becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted by malevolent spirits. The story is presented as a manuscript read aloud among friends.
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