The Turn of the Screw (Annotated): A Historical and Literary Edition

The Turn of the Screw

Annotated Edition

A Victorian Ghost Story, Enriched by Original Notes

This The Turn of the Screw annotated edition brings the history, culture, and literary world of Henry James’s haunting Gothic novella into sharper focus through more than 60 original annotations.

A young governess arrives at an isolated country house to care for two orphaned children, only to become convinced that unseen forces threaten those in her charge. Whether those forces are supernatural, psychological, or something more elusive remains at the heart of one of literature’s most enduring mysteries.

More than 60 original annotations by T. S. Causley illuminate Victorian country-house life, governesses and domestic service, childhood, education, ghost beliefs, and psychical research. Historical and literary commentary explores period ideas about the supernatural while revealing the narrative techniques, ambiguity, and literary influences that make James’s story so unsettling.

Inside This Annotated Edition

• More than 60 original annotations by T. S. Causley
• Historical and cultural context for late Victorian society
• Context for governesses, domestic service, childhood, and education
• Exploration of ghost beliefs, psychical research, and the supernatural
• Literary commentary on ambiguity, narration, and literary influences
• Original editorial introduction
• James’s complete 1898 text
• Curated further reading