The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End

The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End

Published by William Heinemann in London 1898. Cover is teal blue with an imprint of tulips on the front. The title is in gold at the top. Title, author, and publisher information is on the spine. First story is the classic gothic tale, The Turn of the Screw. Next is Covering End. The Turn of the Screw was first published in serial in Collier’s Weekly Magazine. This edition was the first time in which it appeared in full in a published book. In the story, a governess receives a new position to oversee two children, and becomes increasingly convinced that the grounds where they live are haunted. Things are not as they seem, however. Covering End is a lesser known tale that James converted from his one-act play, Summersoft.

Henry James

William Heinemann

1898