The Turn of the Screw

In the house are only Mrs. Grose, the little Miles and Flora — my dear little angels! — the servants, and I. The previous governess left and did not return; we learned of her death from a letter. The body... of the servant who was raising the boy was found by the road. They cannot be alive, but they are alive, and they are here, and the children know something. The children want to go to them, to go with them, to go forever — I know that the children know something, and they must tell everything. While I can still save them. “The Turn of the Screw” is a novella by American writer Henry James, one of the recognized masterpieces of Gothic literature. Now it is available for those who are just starting to learn English. In our edition, James's work is adapted for beginners at Level 1 — Elementary, accompanied by comments and a dictionary.