The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

English Graded Reader (Easy Reader): The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Retold by Maud Jackson

English Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 128 page fully-illustrated book+ audio CD. Level B1(Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible English containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for beginners of English.

English Easy Reader: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - Summary:

In the 1840s, a young woman is employed as governess to two children in an English country house. The children are beautiful and charming, and – for a while – the young woman thinks her position is both easy and pleasant. Then she begins to see the ghosts of the former governess Miss Jessel and the manservant Peter Quint...

Dossiers:

Governesses and Upper-class Children

Puritanism