The Turn of the Screw:A classic tale that does not interest me and nor does it scare me. In parts it disquiets, but the style that it was written in has decayed considerably over the years. I had skipped over the last sentence before I realized that I had actually hit the end and had to re-read i...
Portrait of the artist as a young Buddha. Scared by his experience in World War I, Larry walks away from his fiancée and comfortable life among the nouveau riche of 1920's Chicago and bums around Europe and Asia seeking Enlightenment. Unfortunately Larry's saintliness makes for kind of a dull stor...
IntroductionPreface--The Aspern Papers--The Turn of the ScrewNotes
IntroductionPreface--The Aspern Papers--The Turn of the ScrewNotes
A friend of mine recommended this book to me over ten years ago now because he thought I resembled the main character, and I can't deny it.It began my "love affair" with Maugham.