The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw

The Aspern Papers is a story of « spoils and stratagems » set in a decaying Venetian palazzo. It follows a zealous literary historian attempting to pry personal letters from an old woman who once loved a great American poet.

The Turn of the Screw is a famous, puzzling, and controversial ghost story about a governess newly placed in charge of two small children haunted by spirits.

Both stories push the psychological depth, charm, and morals of their characters to a breaking point.

The volume invites readers to experience a vivid blend of psychological thriller and gothic horror, where terrors are rarely explicitly named or explained.