The turn of the screw

Henry James was born into a wealthy family the second of five children born to a prominent theologian Henry James Sr. His father placed high value in his children’s education (James’s brother William James became a pioneer of psychology and philosophy). The family spent many years in Europe’s major cities: the first twenty years of James’s life were spent travelling between Europe and the United States and in these cities he was tutored by some of the countries’ best known intellectuals. After a...See More