<P> The Turn of the Screw , originally published in 1898 , is a novella written by Henry James . The story , a part of gothic and ghost story genres , first appeared in serial format in Collier 's Weekly magazine ( 27 January -- 16 April 1898 ) . In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics , a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London . </P>
when does the turn of the screw take place
1898