The Turn of the Screw. Daisy Miller / Закрут гвинта. Дейзі Міллер

Henry James' short novel «The Turn of the Screw» belongs to the literary works that have been among the most inspiring pieces to filmmakers, as well as the biography of Count Dracula or the tragic story of Frankenstein. The American writer endows the genre of a mystery short novel with deep psychological veracity and immerses readers in the world of characters' feelings and concerns. He pays special attention to the problems of conscience, commitment, morality, innocence, and sin, elaborating them in a new way every time. The independence and ingenuousness of a young American — the protagonist of «Daisy Miller» short novel — challenge the conservative and pretentious European society, limi­ted by conventions and restrictions, and the collision of two cultures results in a tragedy.