EssentialClassicsareaquickintoarangeofexcitingstories.Thesestoriesareshortenedversionsoftheclassicnovels,whichlosenoneofthestrengthandflavouroftheoriginal.Eachtitlehasadetailedglossaryand“testyourself”questionsatthebackofthebook.
TheTurnoftheScrew,byHenryJames,waspublishedin1898andishisbest-knowhorrorstory.Ittellsthetaleofagovernessandtwoyoungchildren,MilesandFlora,whoareunderhercare.Whenthegovernesssensesanintenseevilwithinthehouse,shebecomesobsessedthat”ghosts”aretryingtoharmthechildren.
