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The Turn of the Screw

By: Henry James
Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Richard Armitage - introduction
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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?

Having performed in films based on some of the greatest works in literature - including Sense and Sensibility, Howards End, Much Ado About Nothing, and Henry V - Thompson is no stranger to the classics, and she lends a graceful eloquence to this moody, macabre story. Joined by listener favorite Richard Armitage, who performs the prologue, Thompson reinvigorates this psychological thriller of life, death, evil, and the unknown.

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Classics Ghosts Gothic Horror Haunted Scary Fiction Paranormal Fantasy Mystery British Literature

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"[Narrator] Emma Thompson gives the performance we expect from an Oscar winner. Most listeners don't think of Henry James as a passionate writer, but passion is there, and Thompson brings it out - and adds some of her own.... Thompson's reading will teach new listeners how to read the text - and perhaps James in general - and to understand why he's considered a genius." ( AudioFile)
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First time hearing this story and Emma Thompson was amazing and I would listen again

Loved it

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A classic example of epistolary fiction, I really enjoyed how the horror of the unknown grew throughout this story and you were questioning whether it was supernatural or madness. As it was written in 1800s, the ghostly aspect is quite subtle, but the protagonists reactions still resonate today, even with the more flowery descriptions. Emma Thompson was an excellent narrator

a true classic

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A ghost story? Much is left to the listener's imagination. Clear, engaging narration. Quite enjoyed it.

Story well performed

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no sense of fear or dread in Emma Thompson's delivery. we should be on the edge of our seats.

disappointing

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Good solid ghost story. Not as good as The Woman in Black. I would read more Henry James.

Great reading by Emma Thompson.

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