The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Turn of the Screw include:

• "The Turn of the Screw" in Collier's Weekly (January 27–April 16, 1898)
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Prologue] in Collier's Weekly 20 (17) (27 January 1898): 20–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 1–2] in Collier's Weekly 20 (18) (3 February 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapter 3] in Collier's Weekly 20 (19) (10 February 1898): 20–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 4–5] in Collier's Weekly 20 (20) (17 February 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 6–7] in Collier's Weekly 20 (21) (24 February 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 8–9] in Collier's Weekly 20 (22) (3 March 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 10–12] in Collier's Weekly 20 (23) (10 March 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 13–15] in Collier's Weekly 20 (24) (17 March 1898): 9–11.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 16–18] in Collier's Weekly 20 (25) (24 March 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 19–20] in Collier's Weekly 20 (26) (2 April 1898): ?–?.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 21–22] in Collier's Weekly 21 (1) (9 April 1898): 18–19, 22.
  • "The Turn of the Screw" [Chapters 23–24] in Collier's Weekly 21 (2) (16 April 1898): ?–?.

    — First publication in any form

• "The Turn of the Screw" in The Two Magics (London: William Heinemann, 1898): 3–169.

  — First English edition

• "The Turn of the Screw" in The Two Magics (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1898): 3–213.

  — First American edition in book form. The first English and American book editions were published at about the same time and are textually almost identical.

• "The Turn of the Screw" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 12 (New York: Scribner; London:Macmillan, 1907–1909): 147–309.

  — The "New York Edition", substantially edited by James and now generally regarded as the authoritative text.

• The Turn of the Screw (London: Martin Secker, 1915)

  — Part of the English edition of "The Uniform Tales of Henry James"; follows the "New York Edition" text

• The Turn of the Screw (Boston: Le Roy Phillips, 1917)

  — Part of the first American issue of "The Uniform Tales of Henry James"; follows the "New York Edition" text

• "The Turn of the Screw" in The Aspern Papers, The Turn of the Screw, The Liar, The Two Faces (London: Macmillan & Co., 1922): 129–277.

  — Volume 17 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.

• The Turn of the Screw (New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924)

  — Part of the second American issue of "The Uniform Tales of Henry James"; follows the "New York Edition" text