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by Henry James · 1843–1916
"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.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 192 min
- Words
- 42,239
- Chapters
- 15
- Paragraphs
- 811
- Price
- Free
- Children -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Ghost stories
- Governesses -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
Oh, she let me know as soon as, round the corner of the house, she loomed again into view.
Oh, me lo hizo saber tan pronto como, alrededor de la esquina de la casa, se recortó de nuevo a la vista.
“What in the name of goodness is the matter—?”
«¿Qué demonios te pasa...?»
She was now flushed and out of breath.
Estaba ahora sonrojada y sin aliento.
I said nothing till she came quite near.
No dije nada hasta que llegó bastante cerca.
“With me?”
«¿Conmigo?»
I must have made a wonderful face.
Debo haber hecho una cara maravillosa.
“Do I show it?”
«¿Lo muestro?»
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #209
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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