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 out scenes from a holonovel which appears to be based on "The Turn of the Screw". Pre-millennium Post-millennium Primary sources Secondary discussion The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in "Collier's Weekly" magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in "The Two Magics", a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a