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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A young governess arrives at a remote English country house to take charge of two orphaned children — and finds herself guarding them from something far worse than neglect. At Bly, she begins to notice a pale, watchful man standing on the tower, and a...

Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy winner Emma Thompson lends her immense talent and experienced voice to Henry James' Gothic ghost tale, The Turn of the Screw. When a governess is hired to care for two children at a British country estate, she begins to sense an otherworldly presence around the grounds. Are they really ghosts she's seeing? Or is something far more sinister at work?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A classic gothic novella by Henry James: a young governess arrives at a remote English country estate to care for two orphaned children. As unsettling events unfold, she becomes convinced the property is haunted by the ghosts of two former servants, and...

A young governess is hired to care for two charming orphans, Miles and Flora, at the remote country estate of Bly. What seems like a dream job soon transforms into a chilling nightmare. The protagonist begins to see sinister apparitions of the former caretakers, Peter Quint and Miss Jessel, haunting the children. Convinced that these malevolent spirits seek to corrupt the innocence of her pupils, she embarks on a desperate and obsessive battle to save their souls in this classic of psychological horror.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Tuppence Middleton, star of Sense8, also known for her role in Downton Abbey. This definitive recording is edited by, and includes an Introduction by David Bromwich. In what Henry James called a 'trap for the unwary', The Turn of...

The Turn of the Screw is a fireside tale of evil and mystery. Filled with extraordinary drama, Henry James' story has been widely popular ever since its publication in 1898. It also inspired a film, a play, and an opera. A governess has been hired to care for two orphaned young children in their uncle's English country home. But soon after she meets the boy and his sister, the governess begins to see fearful apparitions.

Brought to you by Penguin. I know you don’t know me but you have to help me. I didn’t kill anyone. When Rowan stumbles across the advert, it seems like too good an opportunity to miss: a live-in nanny position, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when she arrives at Heatherbrae House...

A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...an estate haunted by a beckoning evil. Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows—silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governess realizes the fiendish creatures want the children, seeking to corrupt their bodies, possess their minds, own their souls. But worse, the governess discovers that Miles and Flora have no terror of the lurking evil.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A young governess takes her first position: two children, a remote country house in Essex, and an employer in London who insists on one condition above all others. He is never to be troubled about them. Whatever happens, she must handle it alone. At...

A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently orphaned children. But she is not their first governess. Her predecessor, Miss Jessel, drowned herself when she became pregnant by the sadistic valet, Peter Quint, who was himself found dead soon after under...

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons that she believes possess their souls....

A young governess arrives at Bly, a country home in Essex, England, to care for Miles and Flora, two precocious and pure children. But as ghostly visions take shape, the obsessively protective governess soon fears for the safety of her wards - only to wonder if these hauntings are a conjuring of her own imagination.

The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine. Classified as both Gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. A cornerstone text of academics who subscribed to New Criticism, the novella has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Narrated by Michael Ward, and intended as a companion to the Kindle edition.

One of the world’s most famous intellectual ghost stories, The Turn of the Screw is a haunting tale of suspected supernatural possession. A governess at a country house claims that Miles and Flora, two orphaned children in her care, are being controlled by spirits for some evil purpose. No one...

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of innocent children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty. Their governess must struggle alone to confront and exorcise the demons which she believes possess their souls.

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. The Turn of the Screw is a gothic novella by Henry James, first serialized in Collier's Weekly from January to April 1898 and published in book form later that year as part of The Two Magics. Presented as a frame narrative, the story features an unnamed governess who accepts a position caring for two orphaned children, Miles and Flora, at the isolated country estate of Bly, under strict instructions from their absentee guardian to handle all matters independently. She soon reports encounters with the apparitions of two deceased former servants, Peter ...

The Turn of the Screw has been described by many critics as the most sophisticated and terrifying ghost story in the English language. It is considered one of the great intellectual "spook tales" of all time. The story concerns a naive young governess who is hired to take care of two children in a large mansion in the English countryside. Everything is going fine, until she discovers that the children are not as innocent as they seem.

The Turn of the ScrewStep into one of the most chilling and influential ghost stories ever written. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James follows a young governess who arrives at a remote English country estate to care for two seemingly innocent children. As strange events begin to unfold, she becomes convinced that the house is haunted by malevolent spirits determined to influence the children. Blending psychological suspense, mystery, and supernatural horror, this classic novella keeps listeners questioning what is real and what exists only in the mind. Henry James masterfully creates an ...

Step into the chilling world of The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a gothic masterpiece narrated by Ken Kowalik. This haunting tale of psychological suspense unravels the story of a young governess tasked with caring for two children in a remote Victorian mansion. As eerie events unfold and ghostly figures appear, she begins to question her own sanity and the sinister forces at play.

When the Governess accepts a seemingly simple position caring for two charming children, she discovers a chilling truth lurking in the shadows of their idyllic estate. Are Miles and Flora truly innocent, or are they entangled in a web of supernatural malevolence? In 'Turn of the Screw,' Henry James masterfully weaves a tale that plunges listeners into a haunting psychological thriller. As the Governess grapples with her growing suspicions, she faces a gripping conflict between her protective instincts and the terrifying possibilities of what she believes she sees. With every whispered secret ...