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Henry James
A young governess takes charge of two orphaned children, Miles and Flora, at a remote country house called Bly, on condition that she never trouble their…
A young governess takes charge of two orphaned children, Miles and Flora, at a remote country house called Bly, on condition that she never trouble their uncle in London. The children are charming, but she begins to see two figures about the grounds, and learns that they match the former valet, Peter Quint, and the previous governess, Miss Jessel, both dead. Convinced the ghosts want the children, she sets out to protect them, and the story never settles whether the evil is real or in her own mind.
Henry James published the novella in 1898, framed as a manuscript read aloud to guests one Christmas, and its ambiguity has fed a century of argument. Nikolle Doolin reads it alone, in under six hours.
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