Turn of the Screw & the Aspern Papers (Wordsworth Classics)

My impressions of The Turn of the Screw (only):Having read this many years ago, I decided to revisit it and found it just as trying a read as I remembered; although it has its rewards for the tenacious reader.As a self-confessed Grammar Nazi, I was surprised to find James' governess use the term "literally" more than once in what I believe is an incorrect manner (she says she "literally slept at her post" when she had not really fallen asleep.) I thought the misuse of this word was modern, as when someone says they "literally lost their mind" when they mean figuratively.There are also some obscure words ("asseverate") to add to your vocabulary. The edition I read (Wordsworth Classics that also contained The Aspen Papers) has notes in the back to explain references that were probably understood by readers in 1898.P.S. Although it contains a major spoiler, check out the satiric You Tube video in which Hitler rails against his staff as he asseverates his interpretation of the story.

This book was very hard to follow in the beginning. As it progresses it becomes more interesting. The outcome is the best part of the book. It's conclusion is not what you would think to happen. It has a very good ending.

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I actually only read the first half of the book featuring Turn of the Screw. Pretty good story but again this was due to what was set up by he professor. Might read the second story another time. Maybe.

Useful for course work University of Birmingham.

leaves you thinking long after you've finished the book!

Two extremely readable tales, Turn Of The Screw is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys an atmospheric storyline, and Aspern Papers an interesting tale which would make a good melodrama if adapted for the big screen.

A haunting story which was easy to become absorbed into.