A character in The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End
The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End by James, Henry
The unnamed young governess who narrates the story via the transcript Douglas reads; hired to care for two orphaned children at Bly, she becomes convinced the estate is haunted by two dead servants.
Also known as: the young lady, the governess, the new governess, my predecessor's successor
Inside the story
An unnamed young governess arrives at Bly as the new caretaker of two orphaned children. As she settles into her role, she becomes increasingly convinced that the estate is haunted by two dead servants, making her both guardian and narrator of the unsettling story.
A young woman of about twenty, the youngest daughter of a poor country parson; slight, earnest and high-strung, dressed in the plain, modest attire of a Victorian governess.
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