The Turn of the Screw Tintner include "The Secret Garden" (1911), by Frances Hodgson Burnett; "Poor Girl" (1951), by Elizabeth Taylor; "The Peacock Spring" (1975), by Rumer Godden; "Ghost Story" (1975) by Peter Straub; "The Accursed Inhabitants of House Bly" (1994) by Joyce Carol Oates; and "Miles and Flora" (1997)—a sequel—by Hilary Bailey. Further literary adaptations identified by other authors include "Affinity" (1999), by Sarah Waters; "A Jealous Ghost" (2005), by A. N. Wilson; and "Florence & Giles" (2010), by John Harding. Young adult novels inspired by "The Turn of the Screw" include "The Turning" (2012) by Francine Prose and "Tighter" (2011) by Adele Griffin.
Frances Hodgson Burnett she felt the pressure of maintaining a household, caring for children and a husband, and keeping to her writing schedule, which caused exhaustion and depression. Within a few years Burnett became well known in Washington society and hosted a literary salon on Tuesday evenings, often attended by politicians, as well as local literati. Swan's practice grew and had a good reputation, but his income lagged behind hers, so she believed she had to continue writing. Unfortunately she was often ill and suffered from the heat of D.C., which she escaped whenever possible. In the early 1880s she became interested in