Innocence and Corruption

The children's radiant innocence is contrasted with the corrupting influences of the deceased Quint and Miss Jessel, raising questions about whether the children are victims or participants in evil.

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Summaries

The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End

James, Henry

This collection pairs Henry James's ambiguous ghost story "The Turn of the Screw," in which a governess at a country estate perceives spectral threats to her charges, with the lighter social comedy "Covering End," in which a penniless heir must choose between his political principles and his ancestral home, with a wealthy American woman's intervention determining the outcome of both.

Innocence and Corruption 7 min