The Turn of the Screw (opera) not to betray him. Hysterical, Miles confesses that he took the letter. The Governess demands to know who put Miles up to it. Miles blurts out Quint's name. At the mention of his name, Quint's ghost vanishes and Miles falls dead on the floor. A weeping Governess cradles the dead child in her arms, singing aloud of her grief and wondering if she did the right thing after all. For the children's music, Britten drew words and melody from a number of traditional British nursery rhymes, including "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" and "Lavender's Blue". Of particular note is Miles'
The Turn of the Screw Pape. In October 1898 the novella appeared with the short story "Covering End" in a volume titled "The Two Magics", published by Macmillan in New York City and by Heinemann in London. James revised "The Turn of the Screw" ten years later for his "New York Edition". In "The Collier's Weekly Version of The Turn of the Screw" (2010), the tale is presented in its original serial form with a detailed analysis of the changes James made over the years. Among many other revisions, James changed the children's ages. "The Turn of the Screw" has been the subject of numerous