First published in 1898, The Turn of the Screw is Henry James's enduring masterpiece of Gothic suspense, psychological ambiguity, and supernatural mystery. When a young governess accepts a position at an isolated country house to care for two orphaned children, she becomes convinced that unseen forces are threatening those in her charge, creating one of the most debated ghost stories in English literature. This edition features more than 60 original annotations that illuminate late Victorian England, country-house life, childhood and education, psychical research, ghost beliefs, Henry James's literary influences, and the historical and cultural world that shaped this haunting classic.