The Turn of the Screw

1898 novella by Henry James
VisualArtwork literary_work Q625923
The Turn of the Screw
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The Turn of the Screw

Summary

The Turn of the Screw is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,890 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Turn of the Screw authored Henry James[3].
  • The Turn of the Screw's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Turn of the Screw was published by Macmillan Inc.[5].
  • The Turn of the Screw's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Turn of the Screw's genre is gothic fiction[7].
  • The Turn of the Screw's genre is ghost story[8].
  • The Turn of the Screw's genre is horror literature[9].
  • The Turn of the Screw's Commons category is recorded as The Turn of the Screw[10].
  • The Turn of the Screw's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Turn of the Screw's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • 1898 marks the founding of The Turn of the Screw[13].
  • The Turn of the Screw was published on 1898[14].
  • The Turn of the Screw's has edition or translation is recorded as The Turn of the Screw[15].
  • The Turn of the Screw's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515808[16].
  • The Turn of the Screw's narrative location is recorded as Essex[17].
  • The Turn of the Screw's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Turn of the Screw[18].
  • The Turn of the Screw's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Turn of the Screw'}[19].
  • The Turn of the Screw's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas Eve in an old house, a strange tale should essentially be, I remember no comment uttered till somebody happened to say that it was the only case he had met in which such a visitation had fallen on a child.'}[20].
  • The Turn of the Screw's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'We were alone with the quiet day, and his little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.'}[21].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as The Turn of the Screw[22].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as The Innocents[23].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as The Innocents[24].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as Turn of the Screw[25].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as Presence of Mind[26].
  • The Turn of the Screw's derivative work is recorded as In a Dark Place[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Turn of the Screw authored Henry James[3]. It was published by Macmillan Inc.[5].

Publication

The Turn of the Screw was released on 1898[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include fantasy[6], gothic fiction[7], ghost story[8], and horror literature[9].

Why It Matters

The Turn of the Screw ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,890 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . litcharts.com. litcharts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url https://eto.box/book/10ee17c1743e58e5cf51778853174c09
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P953]]: https://eto.box/book/10ee17c1743e58e5cf51778853174c09, Add full-text availability link (P953) to a public-domain work"
  2. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre fantasy, gothic fiction, ghost story +1
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