Essay on the Turn of the Screw By Henry James

Unraveling the Enigma: Analyzing Henry James' Deceptively Simple Novella

by Nutan*, Dr. Balram S. Sorot,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 3, Issue No. 6, Apr 2012, Pages 0 - 0 (0)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

The Turn of the Screw, adeceptively simple novella by Henry James, has generated considerable debatefrom the time the author penned it in 1897 to the present.

KEYWORD

Turn of the Screw, Henry James, deceptively simple, novella, considerable debate

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