The unnamed author of this third reaction to “Turn of the Screw,” which appeared in the January 5, 1899, issue of a publication called The Independent, lays it all out on the table in that first sentence. Note the strong emphasis on the children’s innocence and vulnerability in this review.
“‘The Turn of the Screw’ is [...]
January 26, 2009
The holiest and sweetest fountain of human innocence
January 26, 2009
Mr. James’s new book
Following up on my previous post, here’s another contemporary reaction to James’s “Turn of the Screw,” published in the November, 1898, issue of The Bookman.
“Mr. James is in a queer mood. Nearly all his later stories have been tending to the horrible, have been stories of evil, beneath the surface mostly, and of corruption. His [...]
