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A live-in nanny that spets into a nightmare and a child ends up dead, in this new book The Turn of The Key. Sorry. The Turn of the what now? The Screw?
Kathleen I found this discussion so intriguing that I read Turn of the Screw. I can’t believe some people think Ware plagiarized the story line. First, it’s in…moreI found this discussion so intriguing that I read Turn of the Screw. I can’t believe some people think Ware plagiarized the story line. First, it’s in the public domain. Second, it’s only the idea of a governess/nanny coming to stay with children that is the same; otherwise, the plots are nothing alike. That plot device has been used many times, nobody can hold a copyright on it. I actually didn’t like Turn of the Screw very much - I read the original in the very old-fashioned language and I thought the ending was much too abrupt and left a lot of hanging threads.(less)
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