Turn of the Screw: And Owen Wingrave Contributor(s): James, Henry (Author), Mosse, Kate (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1509850945 ISBN-13: 9781509850945 Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Ghost |
Dewey: 813.4 |
Lexile Measure: 1140 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4" W x 6.2" (0.30 lbs) 216 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5999 Reading Level: 8.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. A young governess is employed to look after two orphaned children in a grand country house. Isolated and inexperienced, she is at first charmed by her young charges but gradually she suspects that they may not be as innocent as they seem. And do the sinister figures that she sees at the window exist only in her imagination or are they ghosts intent on a terrible and devastating task? The Turn of the Screw is one of the most famous and eerily equivocal ghost stories ever written. Owen Wingrave is the story of the son of a long line of military heroes who refuses to follow tradition, yet proves his bravery in a haunted room. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by award winning novelist, Kate Mosse. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Henry: - Henry James (1843-1916) was an iconic figure of nineteenth century literature. Among his many masterpieces are The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Europeans, The Golden Bowl, and Washington Square. As well as fiction, James produced several works of travel literature and biography, and was one of the great letter writers of any age. A contemporary and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, Edith Wharton, and Joseph Conrad, James continues to exert a major influence on generations of novelists and writers. |