Henry James, a master of haunting atmosphere and riveting tension, presents one of the most famous ghost stories of all time. A young governess is sent to a country home to take charge of two orphans, and unsettled by a sense of intense evil within the house, becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. Growing increasingly uneasy, she becomes drawn into a frightening battle against an unspeakable evil that may or may not be real.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Fiction + Literature Themes, Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: Love + Relationships + Sex, Action + Thrillers, Conflicts + Dualities, Education, Horror, Human Qualities + Behavior, Literary, Literary Genres + Types of Novels, Religion + Beliefs, Stages of Life, Types of Characters, Classics, Horror + Ghost Stories
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pages: 134
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: September 27, 2011
- Date Published: September 27, 2011
- Author: Henry James